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U.S. Air Force Capt. Yuri Batten looks at a map while flying a C-130 Hercules filled with medical supplies over Yokota, Japan, March 19, 2011. Batten, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, is providing disaster relief for victims of the recent 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Yuri Batten looks at a map while flying a C-130 Hercules filled with medical supplies over Yokota, Japan, March 19, 2011. Batten, assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron, is providing disaster relief for victims of the recent 8.9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan.

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