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During Operation Sahayogi Haat "Helping Hand" Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, currently with Joint Task Force 505, has delivered over 40 tons of relief to the Nepalese people. Despite the tragic loss of an aircraft with six Marines and two Nepalese soldiers, the Marines continued to complete the mission. The Nepalese government requested assistance from U.S. Agency for International Development after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck their country April 25. The U.S. troops are part of JTF 505 in Nepal, which works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal.

U.S. Airmen with the 36th Contingency Response Group bring in about 500,000 pounds of aid from around the world to Kathmandu, Nepal, every day. The Airmen and Nepalese soldiers unload supplies May 11 at the Tribhuvan International Airport to support the international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation after the country was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s help after the earthquake. U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force have come together with other U.S. services to form Joint Task Force 505. JTF 505 works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. Includes sound bites from Staff Sgt. Joshua Foley, Aerial Port Supervisor, Columbus Ohio and Capt. Brint Ingersoll, Operations Officer, Grass Valley, Calif. Also available in high definition.

U.S. Airmen with the 36th Contingency Response Group bring in about 500,000 pounds of aid from around the world to Kathmandu, Nepal, every day. The airmen and Nepalese soldiers unload supplies May 11 at the Tribhuvan International Airport to support the international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation after the country was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake. The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s help after the earthquake. U.S. Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force have come together with other U.S. services to form Joint Task Force 505. JTF 505 works in conjunction with USAID and the international community to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Daniel Johnson, from Springfield, Illinois, kneels in front of a Nepal Joint Task Force 505 sign at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 9. Johnson is contributing to an international joint-service humanitarian aid mission after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit Nepal April 25. He is an airframes mechanic with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Also available in high definition.