A C-17 Globemaster III from Travis Air Force Base, Calif., sits on the runway Sept. 23 at North Island Naval Air Station, San Diego, Calif. At the request of the Mexican government, the C-17 and its six-member crew assisted efforts to provide humanitarian aid to Mexico by airlifting over 130,000 pounds of food, water, hygiene and medical supplies to Mexico City and Oaxaca, Mexico after a earthquake struck the area Sept. 19.

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