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U.S. Navy Capt. Fernandez Ponds, commander of U.S. military relief operations in Haiti, looks out a window of a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during a flight to remote areas in Haiti on Sept. 18, 2008. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), which was diverted from its deployment in support of the humanitarian assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008, is currently refueling at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before returning to Haiti to continue hurricane relief operations.

Capt. Fernandez Ponds looks out a window of a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter.

U.S. Navy Capt. Fernandez Ponds, commander of U.S. military relief operations in Haiti, looks out a window of a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter during a flight to remote areas in Haiti on Sept. 18, 2008. The amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), which was diverted from its deployment in support of the humanitarian assistance mission Continuing Promise 2008, is currently refueling at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, before returning to Haiti to continue hurricane relief operations.

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