Fork Lifts in Operation Damayan

11/25/2013
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…

V-22 Osprey Aboard USS Ashland During Philippine Relief Effort

11/25/2013
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…

Marine Conducting Forward Arming and Refueling Point Operations

11/25/2013
11/25/2013: U.S. Marines conducting Forward Arming and Refueling Point operations Nov. 21 at Guiuan Airfield, Republic of the Philippines, during Operation Damayan. In this case, obviously the Marines are doing a Refueling Support Operation only. The Marines supporting the Typhoon Haiyan relief effort are with III Marine Expeditionary Brigade in…

AV-8B Harrier Aerial Refueling

11/21/2013
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  

Thousands of Haiyan Survivors Rescued from Tacloban by C-130 Airlifts

11/20/2013
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…