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Caption:
A C-17 Globemaster III sits as crews prepare to take off to deliver
humanitarian supplies to the tsunami-devastated Samoa region in the
South Pacific Sept. 30, 2009, at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. A
multiagency contingent from Hawaii, including active-duty Airmen at
Hickam AFB, Soldiers with the Hawaii National Guard and Airmen with the
Hawaii Air National Guard, took off bound for American Samoa with
relief supplies and equipment to assist in the region. Reports indicate
the islands have suffered greatly, villages are wiped out and more than
a thousand residents and visitors are displaced. An undersea earthquake
churned up tsunamis Sept. 29 that left more than 140 people dead in the
Samoa region. More than 90 Airmen and Soldiers deployed from Hawaii for
the humanitarian mission. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Mike
Meares (RELEASED)
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