Line of Sight

At least the clothes smell clean

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Sgt. Michael Frink, HHT, 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, washes his blouse for the first time in a week at the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, January 24, 2010. Some of the Soldiers said they felt that the living conditions in Haiti were more austere than those in Kuwait or Afghanistan.

Sgt. Michael Frink, HHT, 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, washes his blouse for the first time in a week at the international airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, Jan. 24. Human showers were much harder to come by. Some of the soldiers said they felt that the living conditions in Haiti were more austere than those in Kuwait or Afghanistan.

Make the most of what you’ve got

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Soldiers from the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, play their version of handball using a found tennis ball at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The Soldiers we on stand-by to offload helicopters that would fly in unexpectedly with supplies like food and water. Shortly after the photo was taken, the Soldiers were informed that they were no longer allowed to play games while waiting.

Soldiers from the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, play their version of handball using a found tennis ball at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Sunday, January 24, 2010. The Soldiers were on stand-by to offload helicopters that would fly in unexpectedly with supplies like food and water. Shortly after the photo was taken, the Soldiers were informed that they were no longer allowed to play games while waiting.

FOB Gray

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A Navy helicopter hovers over the landing zone at FOB Gray, run by the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

A Navy helicopter hovers over the landing zone at FOB Gray, run by the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, January 23, 2010.

Neck check

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Capt. Mark Poirier, an internist assigned to Womack Army Medical Center at Ft, Bragg, checks a Haitian man for neck and spinal injury at the home/clinic of a doctor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, January 23, 2010. The man was complaining of a stiff neck and sore chest muscles after extracting himself from beneath his home which collapsed during the earthquake on January 12.

Capt. Mark Poirier, an internist assigned to Womack Army Medical Center at Fort Bragg, N.C., checks a Haitian man for neck and spinal injury at the home/clinic of a doctor in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010. The man was complaining of a stiff neck and sore chest muscles after extracting himself from beneath his home, which collapsed during the Jan. 12 earthquake.

Water bearer

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Women carry five gallon jugs of water in cardboard boxes back to the tent city they are living in on a golf course at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, January 21, 2010.

Women carry five-gallon jugs of water in cardboard boxes back to the tent city they are living in on a golf course at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.

Sleeping while surrounded

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A Soldier from the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, attempts to get some sleep in the middle of a tennis court at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, January 22, 2010. The Soldiers had just received the cots that day after a week of sleeping on the ground.

A soldier from the 1-73rd, 82nd Airborne Division, attempts to get some sleep in the middle of a tennis court at the Petionville Country Club in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. The soldiers had just received the cots that day after a week of sleeping on the ground.

Painted Tail

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One of many Navy helos on the airfield at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, January 21, 2010, but the only one with a painted tail.

One of many Navy helos on the airfield at Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, January 21, 2010, but the only one with a painted tail.

From the Ranks: 012610

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A boy holds the hand of a Soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, as they walk through a survivor camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 21, 2010. The soldiers are visiting the camps to locate and help people who are injured but cannot make it to the medical station at the temporary forward operating base nearby. The number of U.S. troops in the country is expected to swell to 20,000 in the coming days. (Photo by Fred W. Baker III)

A boy holds the hand of a Soldier from the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, as they walk through a survivor camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 21, 2010. The soldiers are visiting the camps to locate and help people who are injured but cannot make it to the medical station at the temporary forward operating base nearby. The number of U.S. troops in the country is expected to swell to 20,000 in the coming days. (Photo by Fred W. Baker III)

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A member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue team uses a heavy-duty saw to cut debris away from a collapsed building in downtown Port-au-Prince. Part-au-Prince was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12, 2010. (Photo by MC2 Justin Stumberg)

A member of the Los Angeles County Fire Department Search and Rescue team uses a heavy-duty saw to cut debris away from a collapsed building in downtown Port-au-Prince. Part-au-Prince was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake Jan. 12, 2010. (Photo by MC2 Justin Stumberg)

First Aid

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Jean Gerber, 11, center, grimaces as medic Buddy Davis removes a bandage to check on the boy's wound at a country club used as a fort operating base for the 82nd Airborne Division in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Relief groups and officials are focused on moving aid flowing into Haiti to survivors of the powerful earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Jean Gerber, 11, center, grimaces as medic Buddy Davis removes a bandage to check on the boy’s wound at a country club used as a fort operating base for the 82nd Airborne Division in Port-au-Prince, Sunday, Jan. 17, 2010. Relief groups and officials are focused on moving aid flowing into Haiti to survivors of the powerful earthquake that hit the country on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)