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Haiti Humanitarian Relief
A C-17A Globemaster crew from the 729th Airlift Squadron, out of March, Air Reserve Base, CA., along with Wright-Patterson AFB personnel load FEMA supplies and equipment on Saturday, January 16th, 2010, at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio which are bound for the Port -au-Prince International Airport, Haiti. The C-17 and crew, both out of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing at March Air Reserve Base, are taking part in the massive international effort to assist in rescue, recover and humanitarian efforts following a 7.0 earthquake. President Barack Obama ordered a swift and aggressive rescue effort. The January 12, 2010 quake, centered near the island nation's capital of Port-au-Prince, has left untold numbers of residents homeless, injured or dead.(U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Dawn Price/released)