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HomeCaptain Sandra Hernandez from the Salvadoran Army flies an MD-500E helicopter in support of the UN Peacekeeping mission in Mali. El Salvador is among 54 partners in the State Department’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (Photo Courtesy of UN Photos)

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Captain Sandra Hernandez from the Salvadoran Army flies an MD-500E helicopter in support of the UN Peacekeeping mission in Mali. El Salvador is among 54 partners in the State Department’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (Photo Courtesy of UN Photos)

October 26, 2020

Captain Sandra Hernandez from the Salvadoran Army flies an MD-500E helicopter in support of the UN Peacekeeping mission in Mali. El Salvador is among 54 partners in the State Department’s Global Peace Operations Initiative (Photo Courtesy of UN Photos)

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