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U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emily Starcher (right), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emily Starcher (right), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, take off for a mission during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, inside a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Lindy Snodgrass, from the 615th Air Mobility Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., writes down the daily aircraft flight missions supporting of Operation Unified Assistance at Utapao Air Base, Thailand, on Jan. 4, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Sarayuth Pinthong) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, take off for a relief mission during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, Kadena Air Base, Japan, play football while waiting for their helicopters to come back from relief missions during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Rob Ivory, a life support technician from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, repairs the voice transmitter on a flight helmet during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayaka Air Base, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Chenzira Mallory) (Released)

Two U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, wait in a"folded"configuration at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 2, 2005, before they are transported to Katunayaka Air Base, Sri Lanka, in support of Operation Unified Assistance. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather Tower) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emily Starcher (left), a flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, assists Sri Lankans load vegetable inside her HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during Operation Unified Assistance at Dambula, Sri Lanka, on Jan, 12, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

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Base: Dambula

Country: Sri Lanka (LKA)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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Earthquake - Heber, Calif. , May 14, 2010 --Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Roche conducts an interview with local NBC affiliate channel 11 at the Imperial County Applicant Briefing. The applicant briefing is designed to help local agencies apply for federal disaster assistance as a result of damages sustained during the 7. 2 magnitude earthquake. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

U.S. Air Force personnel prepare a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, for an air drop during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Yokota Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 11, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Emmanuel Smith a Ammunition Maintenance Technician, assembles a back side panel on a GBU-15, 2000-pound precision-guided munitions, while deployed with the 3rd Air Expeditionary Group at at Kwang-Ju Air Base, Republic of Korea, on September 9, 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by STAFF SGT. Steven R. Nabor) (Released)

Air Force members from the 615th Air Mobility Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., push a cargo pallet off a C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance in Utapao, Thailand, on Jan. 3, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Sarayuth Pinthong) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Dennis Bilog of the 18th Services Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, carries a cargo net to be placed over a cargo pallet bound for Southeast Asia on Dec. 28, 2004. The cargo is part of U.S. military tsunami relief operations following the 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck the coast of Indonesia. (USAF photo by TECH. SGT. Richard Freeland) (Released)

Summertime view of a Mostar city residential neighborhood. Most buildings with artillery holes have been patched and temporary plastic windows are being replaced with glass. Trees and landscape disguise much of the remaining damage. Homes often have rose, tomato, herb, and other small vegetable plants growing on balconies or backyards. In accordance with the Dayton Accords, under which Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (the multi-national peace mission in Bosnia) functions, the provision of a secure environment is at the heart of the reconstruction effort in Bosnia

Sri Lanka (LKA) citizens rush to unload a delivery of produce from a US Air Force MH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter attached to Combined Support Group Sri Lanka (LKA), in support of Operation UNIFIED ASSISTANCE

A U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle fighter aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron, takes off during exercise Keen Sword 2005 at Hyakuri Japanese Air Base, Japan, on Nov. 16, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

US Navy (USN) PETTY Officer Second Class (PO2) Bolla, Naval Support Activity (NSA) Bahrain, donates a 25-pound bag of rice for shipment to Sri Lanka to aid victims of the 9.0 Tsunami that took place on December 26, 2004, as part of the Tsunami Humanitarian Disaster Relief Effort

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the Thirteenth Air Force, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam process through a mobility line before deploying to Thailand in support of tsunami relief operations on Dec. 29, 2004. The Airmen are bound for Southeast Asia as part of a disaster relief operation following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the coast of Indonesia causing a tsunami that have affected 12 countries and has killed at least 100,000 people. (USAF PHOTO by STAFF SGT. Bennie J. Davis III) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Josue Diaz (left), MASTER SGT. Jemal Simmons (center), and SENIOR AIRMAN Jennifer Poulin (right), 45th Space Communication Squadron, radar maintainers, tighten the bolts on a radar motor which replaced a motor damaged during Hurricane Frances at Patrick Air Force Base, Fl., on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by Jim Laviska, CIV.) (RELEASED)

A replica of a Japanese Val Type 99 bomber aircraft flies during a re-enactment of World War II battles. The event is being staged by the Confederate Air Force, a private historical organization that restores and preserves World War II-era aircraft. The re-enactment is part of the Air Force Association's Gathering of Eagles '86, an international aerospace event celebrating the anniversaries of the Strategic Air Command, Tactical Air Command and the independent Air Force Association

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