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US Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, lands in Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 4, 2015. The C-17s carried members of the 36th Contingency Response Group who joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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Joint team leaves Hawaii to support USAID operations in Nepal

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Travis Albee, aerial transportation specialist, helps load pallets onto a C-17 Globemaster III, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 1, 2015. The pallets contain supplies for the Joint Air Component Coordination Element team who deployed to Uda Pao, Thailand to support the U.S. Agency for International Development's operations in Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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Joint team leaves Hawaii to support USAID operations in Nepal

U.S. Air Force loadmasters and aerial porters load a pallet onto a C-17 Globemaster III as part of preparations to deploy to Uda Pao, Thailand, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 1, 2015. The aircraft carried supplies and a joint team of U.S. service members from U.S. Pacific Command in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development's operations in Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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Joint team leaves Hawaii to support USAID operations in Nepal

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hania Cruz, Pacific Air Forces communications specialist, reviews mission briefing prior to departing Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 1, 2015. Cruz, originally from West Palm Beach, Fla., is part of the Joint Air Component Coordination Element team sent to Uda Pao, Thailand to support the U.S. Agency for International Development's operations in Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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US Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Peter Bodde and Col. Lee Anderson, 36th Contingency Response Group commander, conduct an interview with Reuters about the U.S. military support to Nepal, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 4, 2015. Anderson and his 40-man CRG team joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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US Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

A U.S. Airman from the 36th Contingency Response Group moves palletized cargo using a forklift at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 4, 2015. The CRG joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group departs Guam to support operations in Nepal

Members of the 36th Contingency Response group board a C-17 Globemaster III destined for Kathmandu, Nepal, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 4, 2015. The CRG will join U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group departs Guam to support operations in Nepal

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transports members of the 36th Contingency Response Group and their equipment, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 4, 2015. The CRG will join U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group departs Guam to support operations in Nepal

Members of the 36th Contingency Response group board a C-17 Globemaster III destined for Kathmandu, Nepal, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 4, 2015. The CRG will join U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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US Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Peter W. Bodde greets Col. Lee Anderson, 36th Contingency Response Group commander, after Anderson and his 40-person team landed in Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 4, 2015. The CRG joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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US Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

A team of Nepalese service members help unload equipment on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 4, 2015. The C-17 transported members of the 36th Contingency Response Group who joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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US Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

A U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, lands in Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 4, 2015. The C-17s carried members of the 36th Contingency Response Group who joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group Airmen prepare to provide assistance in Nepal

Airman 1st Class Courtney Wheeler (left) and Senior Airman Jordan Mafnas (right), both 734th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialists, secure a forklift inside a C-17 Globemaster III May 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in preparation for deployment to Nepal. The 36th Contingency Response Group is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and is prepared to assist with the Nepal earthquake recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group Airmen prepare to provide assistance in Nepal

A 734th Air Mobility Squadron Airman loads a forklift inside a C-17 Globemaster III May 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in preparation for deployment to Nepal. The 36th Contingency Response Group is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and is prepared to assist with the Nepal earthquake recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group Airmen prepare to provide assistance in Nepal

Airman 1st Class Andrew Mad (left) and Senior Airman Geralynn Lunod (right), both 734th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation specialists, secure a forklift inside a C-17 Globemaster III May 4, 2015, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in preparation for deployment to Nepal. The 36th Contingency Response Group is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and is prepared to assist with the Nepal earthquake recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa B. White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group Airmen prepare to provide assistance in Nepal

Members of the 36th Contingency Response Group load a baggage pallet prior to departing for Kathmandu, Nepal, Andersen Air Base, Guam, May 5, 2015. The CRG will join U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the Government and Armed Forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ashley Conner/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group prepare to unload cargo from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 5, 2015. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Louie Lacsina, 36th Mobility Response Squadron air transportation specialist, unloads vehicles from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, Nepal, May 5, 2015. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and U.S. Marines to prepare to unload a U.S. Marine UH-1Y Huey helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, May 5, 2015. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and U.S. Marines unload a U.S. Marine UH-1Y Huey helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, May 5, 2015. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

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36th Contingency Response Group arrives, unloads in Nepal

Airmen from the 36th Contingency Response Group and U.S. Marines unload a U.S. Marine UH-1Y Huey helicopter from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, at Tribhuvan International Airport, May 5, 2015. The 36th CRG is a rapid-deployment unit designed to establish and maintain airfield operations in a forward operating location and joined U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development led humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government and armed forces of Nepal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melissa White/Released)

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U.S. Air Force joins joint operations in Nepal

Published May 6, 2015