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A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter evacuates Pakistani flood victims during humanitarian relief efforts in Pakistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The U.S. helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, which is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu to support the Pakistan government in flooded regions of Pakistan.

EVACUATING PAKISTANIS

A U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopter evacuates Pakistani flood victims during humanitarian relief efforts in Pakistan, Aug. 21, 2010. The U.S. helicopter is assigned to Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 15, which is embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu to support the Pakistan government in flooded regions of Pakistan.

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