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A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter unloads evacuees from the town of Kalam, Pakistan, as part of the flood recovery effort in that nation's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Aug. 10, 2010. The helicopter crew is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade.

EVACUEE OFFLOAD

A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter unloads evacuees from the town of Kalam, Pakistan, as part of the flood recovery effort in that nation's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Aug. 10, 2010. The helicopter crew is assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 2nd Battalion, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade.

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