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A U.S. Air Force (USAF) HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, deliver relief supplies at the town of General Nakar, Quezon Province, Philippines, during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 16, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, transport personnel assisting in the typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force (USAF) TECH. SGT. James Karmann, an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter flight engineer from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, surveys the landing zone at the town of Real, Quezon Province, Philippines, during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 16, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Chaz Stiefken, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, signals from his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Chaz Stiefken, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, leans against sacks of relief supplies inside his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, based at Marine Corps Air Station, Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, flies over Quezon Province, Philippines during typhoon relief operations on Dec. 14, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF photo by: MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MASTER SGT. Chaz Stiefken, a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, signals U.S. Marine Corps Marines to start loading supplies aboard his HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter during typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (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 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)

Two U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, land on the U.S. Navy Whidbey Island Class Dock Landing Ship USS FORT MCHENRY (LSD 43) during ship deck landing qualification training during typhoon relief operations in the Philippines on Dec. 17, 2004. The helicopters landed on the ship after their last relief supply run at Quezon Province, Philippines. (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, prepare to land at Clark Airfield after delivering relief supplies during typhoon relief operations at Quezon Province, Philippines, on Nov 14, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT Val Gempis) (Released)

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The original finding aid described this photograph as:

Base: Clark Air Base

State: Luzon

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

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14/12/2004
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Kadena Air Base ,  26.35647, 127.76702
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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)

US Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Troy Drasher assigned to the 8th Fighter Wing at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea makes final adjustments on the TER-9A Triple Ejector Rack mounted under the wing of an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft. The rack is loaded with MK-82 500-pound general-purpose bombs. The image is from the June 2000, AIRMAN Magazine article "A Year to Remember"

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