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Marines load boxes of supplies into the open doorway of a parked aircraft.

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U.S. Marines and Bougainville Disaster Response Joint-Agency personnel load supplies onto an MV-22B Osprey during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 12, 2023.

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Tags: Papua New Guinea, Humanitarian, humanitarian aid, Marine Corps
Credit: Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. J. R. Heins VIRIN: 230812-M-BN069-1440M.JPG

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