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Typhoon Fengshen Victims Receive Aid

Philippine military personnel prepare to transport bottles of water delivered by U.S. troops from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan so they can be distributed in devastated areas in the Republic of the Philippines, June 26, 2008. U.S. forces are conducting humanitarian operations in the country after Typhoon Fengshen caused widespread damage. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response.

Philippine Army soldiers stage themselves to transport bottled water to U.S. Navy and Philippine Air Force aircraft conducting humanitarian missions in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen, Kakibo, Philippines, June 26, 2008 . The U.S. Navy and the Philippine Army and Air Force have been working side by side during disaster relief in the wake of the typhoon.

Flooding caused by Typhoon Fengshen is visible from the air above Roxas in the Republic of the Philippines, June 26, 2008. The northern part of the island was heaviest hit by the typhoon.

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony Chavez, an aviation warfare systems operator, looks out from an SH-60F Seahawk assigned to the "Black Knights" of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4 onto the weather deck of the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Howard as the helicopter crew prepares to refuel and continue delivering food and water to areas devastated by Typhoon Fengshen in the Republic of the Philippines, June 26, 2008.

Philippine soldiers transport bottled water from a U.S. Navy SH-60 helicopter at Roxas Airport in the Philippines, June 26, 2008. The water will be distributed to people reeling from the damage caused by Typhoon Fengshen.

U.S. Navy sailors and the Philippine Army soldiers work together unloading supplies for people suffering in the wake of Typhoon Fengshen at Kalibo Airport in the Philippines, June 26, 2008.

People wait for supplies outside the gates of the airport in Kalibo, Philippines, June 26, 2008. U.S. and Philippine military forces have been working together to bring supplies to the region in the wake of the devastaing Typhoon Fengshen.

Philippine military personnel prepare to transport bottles of water delivered by U.S. troops from the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan so they can be distributed in devastated areas in the Republic of the Philippines, June 26, 2008. U.S. forces are conducting humanitarian operations in the country after Typhoon Fengshen caused widespread damage. At the request of the government of the Republic of the Philippines, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Panay Island providing humanitarian assistance and disaster response.
U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joe Painter