PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - U.S. citizens living in Haiti wait to board a U.S. Coast Guard C-130 Hercules aircraft at the Troussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 15, 2010, for tra More
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - A U.S. Coast Guard boat patrols the waters of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Jan. 19, 2010. A U.S. Navy and Army dive task force is assessing the damage done to Haitian port facilities during Op More
HAITI - United Nations Peacekeepers from Jordan and U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Jim Kelly help an earthquake survivor to the front of a food distribution line in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Feb. 18, 2010. The U.S. Agency More
HAITI - U.S. Coast Guard Cmdr. Jim Kelly walks with Haitian children in Cite Soleil, Haiti, Feb. 18, 2010. U.S. Navy photo by Logistics Specialist 1st Class Kelly Chastain.
Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) load boxes of Meals Ready-to-Eat onto an SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter from the Chargers of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 14 More
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force practice entering compounds over walls during an MRF training course here June 15.
Marines with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit's maritime raid force participate in a live-fire exercise aboard USS New Orleans Dec. 2. The unit embarked USS New Orleans, USS Makin Island and USS Pearl Harbor More
Staff Sgt. Victor R. Sanchez, platoon sergeant, Engineer Detachment, Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, gives a brief to the Marines and sailors of the MEU’s logistics combat element More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 15, 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a role-player to receive medical aid during a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief exercise at Camp Pendleton, Calif., June More
Logistics Specialist 2nd Class Heather Smith reacts to a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief scenario, as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2012. Twenty-two nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, mor More
Joint Humanitarian Operations Course participants at USARAF were given a Field Operations Guide for disaster assessment and response. The two-day course was held so that U.S. Army Africa personnel can better More
Indonesian National Armed Forces Lt. Col. Ari Hendrawan participates in a planning conference for an upcoming humanitarian and disaster relief exercise at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Feb. 20, 2013. The bilateral exer More
Botolan Mayor Assistant Errin Rico, right, suggests locations for community engagements with Lt. Mike Brock, seated center, and Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Victoria Cruz of the military civil affairs team. Phil More
Marines and Sailors provide medical aid and disaster assistance at Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Ariz. during a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief Exercise conducted by Marine Aviation Weapons and Tactics Squadron More
Marine Aviation Weapons Tactics Squadron-One Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course 2-13 Marines provide security as CH-53s land and off-load medical personnel and supplies at Kiwanis Park in the city of Yuma, A More
Bill Laspina (standing), one of the Joint Humanitarian Operations Course instructors, explains the roles and responsibilities of the various agencies and organizations supporting a humanitarian assistance/disas More
Engineers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines distribute free water purified by a U.S. Marine Corps water purification unit, in Sagbayan, Bohol, Philippines, Oct 19. This is the third time this water purific More
Chief Warrant Officer Allen T. Leiper uses cargo nets to secure palletized equipment Nov. 11 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The equipment was later loaded onto a KC-130J Hercules aircraft More
U.S. Marines load bags of rice onto an HH-60 Seahawk to be distributed to areas near Tacloban. Joint Task Force 505 personnel are conducting search and rescue, supply drops and airlift missions in support of Op More
Families in Ormoc affected by Typhoon Haiyan board an MC-130 Combat Talon II from 1st Special Operation Squadron (1 SOS) as part of Operation Damayan Nov. 20. The Philippine government is closely coordinating o More
Families from Ormoc affected by Typhoon Haiyan exit an MC-130 Combat Talon II from 1st Special Operation Squadron (1 SOS) after being transported as part of Operation Damayan, Nov. 21. The Philippine government More
Armed Forces of the Philippines Maj. Gen. Jeffrey F. Delgado, deputy commander of Joint Task Force Yolanda (JTF-Yolanda), speaks with U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Hugh Wetherald, Maritime Component Commander for Joint T More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, commander of Joint Task Force 505 (JTF-505), receives his morning update brief from members of his staff in the joint operations center, at Camp Aguinaldo, Manila, Re More
A participant receives makeup simulating a facial injury during Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) response drills. Twenty-two nations, 49 ships and six submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,00 More
A Royal Australian Air Force combat controller and Tech. Sgt. Michael McCall, 36th Mobility Response Squadron crew chief, communicate with an incoming Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130 Hercules carrying equipm More
Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron 11 and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), stand in formation during a ceremony to commemorate the victims of the March 2011 Tohoku earth More
Gen. Vincent Brooks, U.S. Army Pacific commander, talks to an audience about humanitarian aid and disaster relief within the Asia-Pacific region during the LANPAC Symposium April 8, 2014, in Honolulu. The LANPA More
Major Shawn Grzybowski, operations officer with Headquarters Regiment, 1st Marine Logistics Group, explains his unit’s logistics and transportation capabilities to Col. David Oberlander, right, protection chief More
Registered nurse Cindy Rider from the Hawaii Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) looks at a CH-47 Chinook helicopter transporting patients to local medical facilities as part of a Humanitarian Assistance/Di More
A U.S. Navy Corpsman evaluates a triage patient during a casualty drill as part of a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (HA/DR) response training held during Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2014. Twen More
Service members with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force arrive on a bus July 11 to attend a command and staff course at the Camp Courtney theater. The course provided background information on the III Marine E More
An MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft flies past Mount Suribachi July 28 at Iwo To, Japan, en route to Chichi Jima. Due to Chichi Jima’s remote location, the residents rely heavily on nearby Iwo To for medical an More
Sailors and Marines onload a Landing Craft Air Cushion, operated and maintained by Assault Craft Unit 4 at Naval Station Base Little Creek, Aug. 27, 2014. Expeditionary forces from Expeditionary Strike Group 2, More
Marines with Combat Logistics Battalion 13 unload equipment from a truck to set up a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief village for San Francisco Fleet Week 2014, Oct. 10. During the course of fleet we More
U.S. Air Force and Bangladesh air force members attend a bilateral crew brief before the launch of Exercise Cope South at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, Jan. 24, 2015. Cope South is a Pacific Air Forces-spon More
Bangladesh air force Sgt. Jamil Ashraf, left, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Yeng Yang monitor a U.S. Air Force C-130H aircraft as it is towed to a parking position during Exercise Cope South at BAF Base Bang More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dan Muscutt, right, talks with a Bangladesh Air Force C-130B crew from the 101st Special Flying Unit during Exercise Cope South at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Jan. 27, 2015. Muscutt is a C-1 More
A Bangladesh Air Force F-7BG fighter pilot assigned to 5th Squadron discusses a mission with fellow pilots during Exercise Cope South at BAF Base Bangabandhu, Bangladesh, Jan. 28, 2015. Cope South is a Pacific More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Tony Corman (left) and Encino Rodriguez prepare to distribute sporting goods to students at Goainghat Primary School in Sylhet, Bangladesh, during Exercise Cope South, Jan. 28, 2015. More
Melanie Higgins, U.S. Embassy deputy chief of Mission, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea, is led in by a local tribe during the opening ceremony of the Oceania Pacific Resilience Disaster Response Exercise and Exc More
APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 6, 2015) U.S. Navy Sailors and Guam base employees detach fuel lines from the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) in preparation for the ship getting underway to deploy to More
150807-N-TR604-021 APRA HARBOR, Guam (Aug. 7, 2015) A generator, forklift, and other heavy equipment are secured aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) at U.S. Naval Base Guam. Ashland and More
U.S. Army Capt. Michelle Sukardi Kania and Indonesia Air Force Maj. Zulhamidi Lubis discuss the similarities and differences between the Tentara Nasional Indonesia and U.S. Military forces during Exercise Gema More
From right, U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alexis Gonzalez and Indonesian Naval Air Wing Lt. Hayat Slamet discuss the role of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations during humanitarian assistance and disaster More
A Soldier with People’s Republic of China People’s Liberation Army displays rappelling equipment during the Disaster Management Exchange held at Joint Base Lewis McChord, Nov. 19, 2015. This is the 11th iterati More
Humanitarian assistance and disaster response lead planners from six nations listen to the initial exercise scenario brief during COPE NORTH 16, Feb. 11, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. CN16 enhances h More
U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Kathryn Rew, left, and Royal Australian Air Force Flt. Lt. Rebecca Butler, both intelligence officers, review mission information during a humanitarian assistance and disaster response ex More
Staff Sgt. Levi Wood, survival, evasion, resistance and escape instructor assigned to the 353rd Combat Training Squadron, shows visiting Japan Air Self-Defense Force airmen how to safely split bamboo to start a More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Regan Will, a flight nurse with the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, listens to instructions during a medical patient transfer exercise Feb. 17, 2016, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Ryan Turonek, a 374th Operations Support Squadron air mobility liaison, observes the sky in search of an incoming C-130 Hercules formation Feb. 22, 2016, on Tinian island. Exercise Cope Nort More
Joint, interagency and multinational sustainment experts gathered in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 14, 2016, for Angkor Opening 2016, a week-long exchange and table top exercise designed to build partnerships, in More
The 130th Theater Engineer Brigade's leadership looks out at the formation of participants as U.S. and Cambodian forces officially open Angkor Sentinel 2016, an annual bilateral military exercise hosted by the More
Maj. Gen. Todd McCaffrey, U.S. Army Pacific Deputy Commander, pays his respects to Cambodian traditions during the closing ceremony of Angkor Sentinel 2016, March 25, 2016, at the Training School for Multinatio More
Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, right, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N special missions aviator evaluator, and Capt. Jonathan Bonilla, left, 459th AS UH-1N pilot, prepare their night vision goggles at Yokota Air Ba More
An Army mariner with 545th Transportation Company, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, stands in front of the ramp of the 8th TSC's Logistics Support Vessel-4, the Lt. Gen. William B. Bunker, while waiting for the More
Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force - SOUTHERN COMMAND prepare to erect a radio antenna at Price Barracks, Belize, August 11, 2016. Over the next several months, an engineer detachment fro More
Some of the approximately 700 family members eventually to arrive at NAS Pensacola as part of Hurricane Matthew evacuation from Naval Station Guantanamo Bay depart their aircraft to process through U.S. Customs More
Donald Maconi, Naval Facilities Command (NAVFAC) Southeast contingency engineer, discusses the readiness status of Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during a phone call in the NAVFAC Southeast Emergency Opera More
A cargo truck delivers food, first aid, and medical supplies to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19). Mesa Verde is underway in preparation to support humanitarian assistance and disaster More
Hurricane Matthew makes landfall southeast of McClellanville, S.C. The category 1 hurricane is moving toward the northeast near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this motion is expected to continue today. On the forecast More
A Marine with 3rd Low Altitude Air Defense Battalion, based out of Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, Calif., provides security at Kiwanis Park in Yuma, Ariz., during a Humanitarian Assistance/Disaster Relief (H More
Sailors assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28) embrace Haitians after delivering aid to a landing zone. JTF Matthew was a U.S. Southern Command lead humanitarian assistance, disaster relief effo More
A Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 28 (HSC-28) pilot looks down at the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew from an MH-60S Seahawk. JTF Matthew was a U.S. Southern Command lead humanitarian assistance, disaster relief More
The Commanding Officer of HMAS Darwin Commander Phillip Henry (second from left) meets with New Zealand Defence Force officers Colonel Glenn King and CDR Steve Lenik (HMNZS Te Kaha), United States Navy CDR Timo More
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Eric Martin, Eagle Vision Data Acquisition Segment non-commissioned officer-in-charge, pushes a pallet while unloading cargo after arriving at Clark Air Base, Philippines, Jan. 14, 20 More
A group of U.S. and Philippine officers participate in the Eagle Vision Subject Matter Expert Exchange's table-top simulation, Clark Air Base, Philippines, Jan. 25, 2017. The simulation was the capstone event o More
Marines perform first aid skills they learned in a combat life-savers class during a command post exercise at Camp Lejeune, N.C., April 5, 2017. The command post exercise was held in order to prepare for humani More
U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Alexander Davis makes a test call on a AN/PRC-117G radio during Balikatan 2017 at Camp Lapulapu, Cebu, April 25, 2017. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine military bilateral exercise f More
Philippine and U.S. color guards present the colors during the Balikatan 2017 opening ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, May 8, 2017. Balikatan is an annual U.S.-Philippine bilateral military exercise foc More
170611-N-OU129-003 COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (June 11, 2017) The Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Lake Erie (CG 70) arrived in Colombo, Sri Lanka, June 11 to support humanitarian assistance operations in t More
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Aug. 29, 2017) - An MH-60S Seahawk, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 7, returns to Easterwood Airport in College Station, Texas after a Search and Rescue (SAR) mission ov More
170830-N-KL846-069 COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Aug. 30, 2017) Aviation Structural Mechanic 2nd Class Benjamin Owens, a native of Seale, Alabama and assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (H More
170830-N-KL846-016 COLLEGE STATION, Texas (Aug. 30, 2017) - Air Force Airmen from the 48th Rescue Squadron load gear for a joint Search and Rescue (SAR) operation throughout the areas affected by Hurricane Harv More
170831-N-KL846-112 VIDOR, Texas (Aug. 31, 2017) Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 2nd Class Rion Johnson, a native of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida and assigned to the Dragon Whales of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron ( More
BEAUMONT, Texas (Sept. 2, 2017) – Naval Aircrewman (Helicopter) 1st Class Chris Leebeck, a native of Lincoln, CA and assigned to a detachment of Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 14, guides a pallet More
Tech. Sgt. David Jacobs, 459th Airlift Squadron special missions aviator, performs visual confirmation over the Tokyo metropolitan area, Sept. 3, 2017, during the Annual Tokyo Metropolis Comprehensive Disaster More
A U.S. Air Force pilot flies a C-130 full of hurricane relief personnel, including service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Simpson Bay, Sint Maarten, July 15, 201 More
U.S. Marines Cpl. Kyler S. Barrett, left, a landing support specialist with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, and Cpl. Bryson C. Carnell, a heavy equipment operator with JTF-LI, unload components of a Lightwe More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Bryant A. Corpuz, a flightline mechanic with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, waits to launch a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter in preparation for departure from Muñiz Air National Gu More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Maj. Glenn D. Bragg, the Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands sergeant major, speaks to service members with JTF-LI in a school circle at Muñiz Air National Guard Base in Carolina, Puerto Rico, S More
A U.S. Navy Sailor guides American citizens to an evacuation control center in Dominica, Sept. 22, 2017. U.S. service members with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands set up an evacuation control center at the D More
U.S. Marine Lance Cpl. Michael J. Abeyta, a flight line mechanic with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, salutes the pilot of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, signaling they are clear to depart Muñiz Air N More
U.S. Marine Sgt. Austin Cody, center, the evacuation control center noncomissioned officer in charge with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, explains the logbook procedures for the control center at the Dougla More
U.S Marine Maj. Robert Gill, the officer in charge of Joint Task Force - Leeward Island’s security element, gathers flight helmets from a U.S. sailor with Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 22 to give to U.S. citiz More
Raeshawn Noel poses for a photo at the evacuation control center at Douglas-Charles Airport in Dominica, Sept. 26, 2017. Noel, 3, is one of the U.S. citizens evacuated by Joint Task Force – Leeward Islands and More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Lisa Ray, a public affairs officer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, interviews U.S. citizens David Shargel and Naya Shargel at Douglas-Charles Airport in Melville Hall, Dominica, Sep More
U.S. Marine Col. Michael V. Samarov, commander of Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, prepares to board a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter prior to departing Aimé Césaire International Airport in Fort-de-Fran More
U.S. Marines with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands conduct a roving patrol at Ross University School of Medicine in Portsmouth, Dominica, Sept. 27, 2017. The Marines were tasked with providing security while More
Relief personnel and British service members board a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands at Aimé Césaire International Airport in Fort-de-France, Martinique, to fly to More
U.S. Army Sgt. Delton Reynolds, a helicopter crew chief with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, loads water onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadel More
U.S. Ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean Linda S. Taglialatela meets with local residents who were affected by Hurricane Maria in Marigot Village, Dominica, Sept. 29, 2017. At the request of partne More
U.S. Marines with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands unroll a U.S. Agency for International Development tarp as they prepare supplies for distribution at the Douglas-Charles Airport in Melville Hall, Dominica, More
U.S. Army Maj. Rosemary M. Reed, center, a civil-military affairs officer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, and U.S. Marine Sgt. Jeffrey Borrego, right, a civil affairs specialist with JTF-LI, meet with More
U.S. Marine Cpl. Michael A. Fleenor, a heavy equipment operator with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, poses for a photo with Royal Canadian Air Force Lt. Col. Paul-Éric Gilbert, left, the Royal Canadian Air More
U.S. Army Sgt. Delton T. Reynolds, a helicopter flight engineer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, helps load rice on a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the port of Roseau, Dominica, Oct. 2, 2017. Th More
U.S. Army Sgt. Arthur W. Hinkle, a flight engineer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, guides a forklift carrying bags of rice toward a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the port of Roseau, Dominica, O More
U.S. Army Sgt. Arthur W. Hinkle, left, a flight engineer with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, and a member of the Jamaican Defence Force help load kitchen sets on a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the More
U.S. Army Sgt. Ryan Burger, a flight medic with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands, looks out of the window of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it takes off from Pointe-à-Pitre International Airport in Pointe-à More
Pilots assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron fly a C-130J Super Hercules during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 8, 2017, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. This marks the first year a U.S. Air Force C-130J partic More
Volunteers place supplies into bundles during the 66th Operation Christmas Drop bundle build at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Dec. 9, 2017. The bundles will be used during OCD, the longest-running Department o More