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U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Wilkins comforts a Pakistani baby.
U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class John Wilkins comforts a Pakistani baby aboard a Navy MH-53 Sea Dragon helicopter en route from Muzafarabad to Chaklala, Pakistan, for medical treatment on Oct. 14, 2005. The Navy helicopter crew delivered relief supplies to Muzafarabad and is airlifting the injured out. The Department of Defense is supporting the State Department by providing disaster relief supplies and services following the massive earthquake that struck Pakistan and parts of India and Afghanistan. Wilkins is an aviation electronics technician attached to Helicopter Mine Countermeasure Squadron 15 of Naval Air Station Norfolk, Va.