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U.S. Marines, sailors, airmen and soldiers of Joint Task Force 505 support Nepal relief efforts using the Deployable Joint Command and Control system in Utapao, Thailand, May 13. DJC2 integrates software, hardware and processes to support a shared-information environment consisting of joint, coalition, multinational and nongovernmental agencies, and has proved to be an important communications tool during Operation Sahayogi Haat.

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. 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.