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A U.S. Navy sailor from the USS Kearsarge loads a pallet of water into a landing craft utility while preparing for departure from Santa Marta, Colombia, on Sept. 6, 2008. The Kearsarge has been redirected from its current mission in Colombia to provide disaster relief support to communities in Haiti impacted by tropical storms Gustav and Hanna and Hurricane Ike.

A U.S. Navy sailor loads a pallet of water.

A U.S. Navy sailor from the USS Kearsarge loads a pallet of water into a landing craft utility while preparing for departure from Santa Marta, Colombia, on Sept. 6, 2008. The Kearsarge has been redirected from its current mission in Colombia to provide disaster relief support to communities in Haiti impacted by tropical storms Gustav and Hanna and Hurricane Ike.

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