US MILITARY SUPPORTS PAKISTANI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF
U.S. Ambassador to Pakistan, Ryan C. Crocker (center right), meets with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Michael A. Lefever (center left), at the Pakistan Air Force base in Chaklala Pakistan, to discuss the progress of earthquake relief efforts on October 15, 2005. Rear Adm. Lefever, commander of Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) 1, has been designated as coordinator, Disaster Assistance Center, Pakistan. The United States government is participating in a multinational humanitarian assistance and support effort lead by the Pakistani Government to bring aid to victims of the devastating earthquake that struck the region Oct. 8, 2005. (UPI Photo/Timothy Smith/Navy)
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