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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma tend to injured Haitian nationals off Port-au-Prince Jan. 17, 2010, as they are prepared to be flown-off by Coast Guard helicopters for further medical treatment ashore. A 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the island nation of Haiti Jan. 12, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo. PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma crewmembers tend to injured Haitian nationals off Port-au-Prince Jan. 17, 2010, as they are prepared to be flown-off by Coast Guard helicopters for further medical treatment ashore. The Coast Guard was the first U.S. agency in Haiti after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake devastated the island nation Jan. 12, 2010 and was the first government agency to conduct medevacs in support of relief efforts. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
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