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U.S. Marines help a Nepalese man to a triage at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 13. Joint Task Force 505 service members are in Nepal conducting earthquake recovery operations as part of Operation Sahayogi Haat. A 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the country May 12, nearly two weeks after a larger earthquake struck April 25.

Photo by Cpl. Thor Larson

Sgt. Maj. Lee D. Bonar greets Maj. Gen. J S Sandhu May 5 at Tribhuvan international airport. Nepal was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake April 25, since then, an international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation has been taking place in Nepal. The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s help after the earthquake. USAID is a U.S. Government agency that gives civilian foreign aid in time of natural disaster. Sandhu is the Indian Army Task Force commander. Bonar is the sergeant major of III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra

Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, right, talks to Maj. Gen. J S Sandhu, left, and Col. Man Raj Singh Mann about the capabilities the MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft brings to the relief efforts May 5 at Tribhuvan International Airport. After Nepal was struck by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake April 25 an international humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation has been taking place in Nepal. The Nepalese Government requested the U.S. Government’s help after the earthquake. USAID is a U.S. Government agency that gives civilian foreign aid in time of natural disaster. Sandhu is the Indian Army Task Force commander. Mann is the defense advisor for the embassy of India in Nepal. Bonar is the sergeant major of III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra/Released)

Photo by Cpl. Isaac Ibarra

Armed Forces of the Philippines engineers, from the 552nd Engineer Construction Battalion, U.S. Navy Seabees, assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 5, and U.S. Marine engineers, from the 9th Engineer Support Battalion, are ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ as they pass buckets filled with concrete for placement at Don Joaquin Elementary School in Tapaz, Philippines, during Balikatan 2015, April 9. The engineers, part of the Combined-Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force located on the island of Panay, are constructing two classrooms at the school. Balikatan, which means “shoulder to shoulder” in Filipino, is an annual bilateral training exercise aimed at improving the ability of Philippine and U.S. military forces to work together during planning, contingency, humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

Photo by Chief Petty Officer Lowell Whitman

U.S. Marines with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa load bags of concrete, that will be used by local and international health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units, into an MV-22B Osprey during Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/ SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines and Sailors with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa prepare to load bags of concrete onto an MV-22B Osprey to help local and international health organizations build Ebola Treatment Units while in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey with SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa returns to base after dropping off supplies that will be used by local and international health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units while in support of Operation United Assistance in Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

Members of Samaritan's Purse, an international relief group, finish offloading bags of concrete from an MV-22B Osprey, assigned to SPMAGTF Crisis Response – Africa, that will be used to build Ebola Treatment Units while in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Navy Lt. Jeffery Fornadley, a flight surgeon with SPMAGTF Crisis Response – Africa, helps members of Samaritan's Purse, an international relief group, offload, from an MV-22B Osprey, bags of concrete that will be used to by health organizations to build Ebola Treatment Units, while in support of Operation United Assistance in Fish Town, Liberia, Nov. 21, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training, and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF-CR-AF Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys with SPMAGTF - Crisis Response - Africa prepare to fly at night as part of required training standards in order for pilots to continue to be qualified to carry passengers at night. while in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Nov. 16, 2014. United Assistance is a Department of Defense operation to provide command and control, logistics, training and engineering support to U.S. Agency for International Development- led efforts to contain the Ebola virus outbreak in West African nations. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SP-MAGTF Crisis Response Africa Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

A U.S. Marine with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa looks out of an MV-22B Osprey while conducting an aerial reconnaissance of Liberia in support of Operation United Assistance in Oct. 11, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

An MV-22B Osprey assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa flies over Liberia to conduct site surveys while in support of Operation United Assistance, Oct. 13, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa conduct maintenance on MV-22B Ospreys in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 10, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa board a KC-130J Super Hercules to travel to Liberia from Dakar, Senegal, to support Operation United Assistance, Oct. 9, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marines and Sailors with Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa arrive in Monrovia, Liberia to support Operation United Assistance, Oct. 9, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SPMAGTF Crisis Response - Africa Combat Camera/Released) Africa Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Anthony Kite, assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa, looks out of an MV-22B Osprey as they prepare to land at the U.S. Embassy in Monrovia while supporting Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 13, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SP-MAGTF Crisis Response - Africa Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Ospreys assigned to Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Crisis Response - Africa prepare to take-off in support of Operation United Assistance in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct 11, 2014. Operation United Assistance is part of a comprehensive U.S. Government effort, led by the U.S. Agency for International Development, to respond to and contain the outbreak of the Ebola virus in West Africa as quickly as possible. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis/SP-MAGTF Crisis Response - Africa Combat Camera/Released)

Photo by Lance Cpl. Andre Dakis

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 earthquake and tsunami on the flight deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6), Mar. 11. During Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron-11 distributed 164,000 pounds of food, thousands of gallons of water and other relief supplies to Kesennuma, Oshima Island and other areas throughout the Honshu region. Colonel John Merna, commanding officer of the 31st MEU and a native of Prince George’s County, Md., said, “General Mattis once said that when it comes to U.S. Marines, there is no better friend, no worse enemy. The friendships made with the people of Oshima Island, for example, continue to this day. The history of the 31st MEU - PHIBRON-11 team will be forever linked to the people of Oshima Island.” The 31st MEU is currently conducting amphibious integration training alongside PHIBRON-11 while deployed for its regularly-scheduled Spring Patrol. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps’ force of choice for the Asia-Pacific region and is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU.

Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Carla Burdt

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltroter Squadron (VMM) 262 takes off from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) to airlift supplies ashore in support of Operation Damayan. The George Washington Carrier Strike Group, in coordination with the 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade, is assisting the Philippine government in ongoing relief efforts in response to the aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Liam Kennedy/Released)

Photo by MCSN Liam Kennedy

Cpl. Chelsea Thomas, a radio operator with 8th Engineer Support Battalion, 2nd Marine Logistics Group uses an axe to break down a large deck in order to clear a walkway for residents to safely into Breezy Point, N.Y., Nov. 6. The Marines were moving debris in the neighborhood in support of humanitarian operations with the Federal Emergency Management Agency after Hurricane Sandy.

Photo by Lance Cpl. Scott Whiting