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A U.S. Air Force search and rescue airman, right, assists a Japanese disaster medical assistance team to off-load an earthquake victim from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in Sendai, Japan, March 14, 2011..

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A U.S. Air Force search and rescue airman, right, assists a Japanese disaster medical assistance team to off-load an earthquake victim from an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter in Sendai, Japan, March 14, 2011..

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