U.S. Marines carry an injured Filipino man off the back of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Villamor Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. Super Typhoon Haiyan has impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36 provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine government's national disaster risk reduction and management council. (U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes/Released)
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U.S. Marines pass boxes of canned foods to members of the Philippine Air Force at Tacloban Air Base Nov. 11. The Marines responded to a request from the Philippine government to provide assistance in humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations. (U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes/Released)
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Philippine Army servicemembers stand alongside a pallet of bottled water as they prepare to board a U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J to support victims of Super Typhoon Haiyan at Villamor Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. The damage from the 150 mile-per-hour winds of Haiyan has displaced hundreds of thousands of Filipinos. (U.S. Marine Corps. Photo by Lance Cpl. Stephen D. Himes/Released)
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U.S. Marines help displaced Philippine nationals from the back of a KC-130J Super Hercules at Vilamor Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. Super Typhoon Haiyan has impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36 provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine government's national disaster risk reduction and management council.
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A Philippine Air Force airman guides an MV-22B Osprey at Vilamor Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. Four Ospreys, assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 and three KC-130J Hercules assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, both part of 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF, departed Marine Corps Air Station Futenma throughout the early afternoon.
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U.S. Marines carry an injured Filipino woman on a stretcher for medical attention, assisted by a Philippine Air Force airman at Vilamore Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. Super Typhoon Haiyan has impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36 provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine government's national disaster risk reduction and management council.
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U.S. Marines assist an injured Filipino national off a KC-130J Super Hercules at Vilamore Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. The Marines, from 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, are assisting the Philippine government with humanitarian aid and disaster relief in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan. The KC-130J Super Hercules is from Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squardon 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
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Lance Cpl. Alan Randall and a Philippine Air Force airman assist an injured Filipino woman off a KC-130J Super Hercules at Vilamore Air Base, Manila, Republic of the Philippines Nov. 11. The U.S. Marines are assisting the Philippine government with humanitarian aide and disaster relief in the wake of Super Typhoon Haiyan. Randall, a landing support specialist, is with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade. The KC-130J Super Hercules is part of Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force.
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The strong RP-US military-to-military relationship and frequent RP-US military exercises provide the collateral benefit of enhancing the ability of the Philippine and US militaries to work together during a humanitarian crisis such as the aftermath of Typhoon Yolanda. The US military has the military assets and resources in place in Asia to provide rapid, critically needed assistance in response to an emergency situation like this. The fact that US and Philippine officers and men know each other and have worked together frequently during exercises facilitates getting the aid to those Filipinos that are most in need.
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