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The cracked walls of the Toussaint Louverture International Airport serve as a backdrop for military personnel providing security and civilians awaiting evacuation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19. Airmen helped the Haiti government bring the airport back up to operational status within 24 hours of the earthquake, and continue to help manage air traffic control. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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A C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft laden with vehicles, water, and meals-ready-to-eat sits on the ramp at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19. C-17s such as this, based out of Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, are typically used for training but have been called in to provide as many supplies to Haiti as quickly as possible. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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American citizens displaced by the recent earthquake walk towards a waiting C-17 cargo aircraft for transport out of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19. The same C-17 that delivered supplies from Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina, to Haiti completed the return trip with a brief stop in Florida to deliver passengers. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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A C-17 cargo aircraft waits to load passengers on the ramp at Port-au-Prince international airport, Jan. 19. The C-17, commanded by Capt. Harold Kramer of the 58th Airlift Squadron based out of Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, was crewed by three pilots with nearly 20,000 flight hours combined experience. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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A line of American citizens await clearance from the U.S. State Department to board awaiting Air Force aircraft on the ramp at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19. The State Department provided passage for displaced U.S. citizens to Orlando International Airport in Florida. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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Air Force personnel provide security on the flight line at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19. In addition to ramp security available on site, incoming Air Force aircraft typically carry a team of specially trained security forces personnel known as “Ravens” who provide security and overwatch during loading and unloading operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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Citizens, escorted by Air Force personnel and international aid workers, traverse the flight line enroute to a C-17 cargo aircraft at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19. The C-17, which can carry multiple vehicles or up to 40 pallets of supplies, was used as a passenger aircraft for the hour and a half trip to Orlando, Fla. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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U.S. citizens, mostly women, children and elderly, are evacuated aboard a C-17 cargo aircraft bound for Orlando, Fla., Jan. 19. Nearly 100 citizens were transported to Orlando International Airport where they were met by members of the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection who provided them with blankets for the slightly cooler night in Orlando. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)
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Families sleep aboard a C-17 cargo aircraft enroute to Orlando, Fla., Jan. 19. After dropping off nearly 100 citizens, the aircraft proceeded back to Pope Air Force Base, N.C., before swapping out aircrews and continuing the air transportation mission all over again. (U.S. Air Force photo/1st Lt. Matt Schroff)