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Foreign Emergency Support Team members board an aircraft bound for Lebanon to lend support to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut as part of the U.S. government’s response following a large explosion, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Aug. 7, 2020. (U.S. Department of State photo)

Foreign Emergency Support Team members board an aircraft bound for Lebanon to lend support to the U.S. Embassy in Beirut as part of the U.S. government’s response following a large explosion, Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Aug. 7, 2020. (U.S. Department of State photo)

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