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Sri Lankan Aid Workers Load Relief Supplies Onboard

Sri Lankan Aid Workers Load Relief Supplies Onboard

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Sri Lankan aid workers load relief supplies onboard a U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during Operation Unified Assistance at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 9, 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)

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Bandaranaike Iap Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military More