11/25/2013: When first standing up a relief effort, getting supplies off of a plane requires a fork lift. Bringing your fork lift with you is an important tool for the operation. This point was highlighted when we interviewed Col. James from AFPAC. In this slideshow, the USMC loading effort highlights…
11/25/2013: In this video, we see the V-22 Osprey, for the first time to ever land and take-off aboard the USS Ashland (LSD-48). It was doing so while the ship was underway in the Leyte Gulf, Philippines. USS Ashland (LSD-48) is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the…
11/24/2013: These two destroyers are viewed from a USN helicopter while operating at sea. Credit:Defense Imagery Management Operations Center:9/20/13
2013-11-22 With the Ospreys as a key player in the Philippine's relief, another story highlights the flexibility of the aircraft. According to a USMC story by Captain Sharon Hyland: [caption id="attachment_59966" align="alignnone" width="300"] The Senegalese Minister of the Armed Forces, Augustin Tine, and Col. Scott Benedict, commanding officer of Special-Purpose…
11//22/2013: A U.S. Marine Corps AVV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 (Reinforced), 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), conducts an aerial refueling with a KC-130 assigned to Command Element 26th MEU, at 18,000 feet over Djibouti, Africa, Sept. 19, 2013. Credit:26th Marine Expeditionary Unit:9/19/13
11/20/2013: Survivors of Typhoon Haiyan prepare to board Australian and U.S. C-130 Super Hercules aircraft, Nov. 18, as part of Operation Damayan. The U.S. aircraft are assigned to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, part of Joint Task Force-505, operating in support of the Government of the Philippines, in coordination with the…
11/20/2013: This video provides a good sense of what the terrain looks like several days AFTER the rescue effort has been mounted. Marines with 3D Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Joint Task Force - 505, conduct airfield operations and humanitarian assistance, in Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines, 18 November…
11/20/2013: Tacloban Air Base is the hub for aid going into Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines and for evacuating victims of typhoon Haiyan. Credit:III MEF:11/17/13
