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U.S. Coast Guardsmen and Dominican army soldiers load boxes of donated food into a Coast Guard helicopter at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 6, 2007. The Coast Guardsmen are flying missions to support the distribution of humanitarian aid to isolated communities affected by Tropical Storm Noel.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen and Dominican army soldiers load boxes of donated food.

U.S. Coast Guardsmen and Dominican army soldiers load boxes of donated food into a Coast Guard helicopter at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, on Nov. 6, 2007. The Coast Guardsmen are flying missions to support the distribution of humanitarian aid to isolated communities affected by Tropical Storm Noel.

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