Task force treats more than 500 Peruvian patients

Maj. Joseph Hallock provides an oral exam to a patient Aug. 18 during the Joint Task Force-Bravo's medical humanitarian mission to Pisco, Peru, following an 8.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the region Aug. 15. At the medical site, personnel provided basic medical care and medicine to more than 500 people the first two days of the mission. Major Hallock is a pediatric nurse practitioner for JTF-B's Medical Element at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Grant Vaught)

Task force treats more than 500 Peruvian patients

Master Sgt. Deborah Davis explains a prescription to a patient at the medical site established by Joint Task Force-Bravo members in Pisco, Peru, Aug. 18. At the site, medical personnel provide basic medical care and medicines to those suffering following the 8.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the region Aug. 15. The medical team treated more than 500 people during the first two days of the mission. Sergeant Davis is the NCO in charge of the JTF-B humanitarian mission. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Grant Vaught)

Flooded Bolivia gets humanitarian relief

Communities in Trinidad, Bolivia, are flooded by El Nino rains that hit March 5. U.S. Southern Command, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, is delivering humanitarian supplies in response to devastating floods in Eastern Bolivia. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Clayton Corey)

Flooded Bolivia gets humanitarian relief

Airmen and local relief workers offload humanitarian supplies from a C-130 Hercules March 5 in Trinidad, Bolivia. U.S. Southern Command, in cooperation with the U.S. Agency for International Development, is delivering supplies in response to widespread flooding in the northern and eastern parts of Bolivia. (U.S. Army photo/Spc. Clayton Corey)

Ethiopia Flood Relief

C-130 Hercules assigned to Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa delivered humanitarian aid to flood victims in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia Nov. 10. (U.S. Navy photo/Master Chief Petty Officer Philip A. Fortnam)

Airmen add up damage at Wake Island

Tech. Sgt. Dennis Tye points out things of note to other members of the 15th Airlift Wing's damage assessment team at Wake Island Sept. 15. The team was sent from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, to estimate the cost of damage left by Super Typhoon Ioke, which swept through the atoll Aug. 31. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Chris Vadnais)

High winds

Severe thunderstorms, with wind gusts measuring up to 82 knots, tore through Aviano Air Base, Italy, on Thursday , June 29, causing basewide damage estimated at $3.5 million. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Nathan Doza)

Rising river

Senior Master Sgts. Brian and Kathy Rust use a boat to commute to work at the North Dakota Air National Guard in Fargo, N.D., on Monday, April 3, 2006, after the rising Wild Rice River flooded the roads near their home. Both are with the 119th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp)

Alternate Spring Break 2006

Cadet 4th Class Jessica Guy from the Air Force Academy works with Habitat for Humanity in Hattiesburg, Miss., to install weatherproof wrap on a newly constructed house on Monday, March 27, 2006. Approximately 140 cadets volunteered their spring break to help rebuild the disaster struck area in Biloxi, Miss., and surrounding cities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian M. Boisvert)

Alternate Spring Break 2006

Maj. Gen. Mike Gould welcomes Air Force Academy cadets to Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., Saturday, March 25, 2006. Approximately 140 cadets volunteered to give up their spring break to help rebuild the disaster struck area in Biloxi, Miss., and surrounding cities in support of hurricane relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Brian M. Boisvert)

Hands-on training

MACTAN AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Ryan Page and Tech. Sgt. Ken Bragg marshal a forklift off of a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 22. The composite C-17 squadron of active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard flew their first contingency response mission to deliver relief supplies to the Philippines. The Airmen are with the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Hands-on training

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Ryan Page measures support chains that strap down a forklift on a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 22. The composite C-17 squadron of active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard flew their first contingency response mission to deliver relief supplies to the Philippines. Sergeant Page is with the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Art expression

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- Brantly Shows, 4, and Damian Dixon, 3, draw pictures of devastation from Hurricane Katrina at the child development center Feb. 21. The children's drawings are displayed throughout the center as a means for them to express their feelings about the hurricane. Brantly's father is Staff Sgt. Alexander Shows of the 85th Engineer Squadron and Damian's mother is Tech. Sgt. Carmaneta Dixon of the mission support squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

Art expression

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFPN) -- Yvonte Larosier, 3, draws a picture of flying debris from Hurricane Katrina for Sandra Markland at the child development center Feb. 21. The children's drawings are displayed throughout the center as a means for them to express their feelings about the hurricane. Yvonte's mother is Staff Sgt. Lakeisha Larosier of the 81st Dental Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Larry A. Simmons)

Relief on the way

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, GUAM (AFPN) -- Airmen with the 734th Air Mobility Squadron load a forklift onto a C-17 Globemaster III. The C17 is assigned to the 535th Airlift Squadron from Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. Heavy equipment, food and water supplies were transported Feb. 22 to the Philippines in the aftermath of the mudslides on Leyte Island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)

Philippine humanitarian relief

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) – An Airman loads water onto a C-130 Hercules Feb. 20. Water and other relief supplies are being brought to Tacloban, a city on the northwestern part of the island of Leyte, where U.S. and Philippine armed forces are working together to help victims of the Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joselito Aribuabo)

Philippine humanitarian relief

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- U.S. servicemembers load a C-130 Hercules with relief supplies Feb. 20. The supplies will be brought to Tacloban, a city on the northwestern part of the island of Leyte, Philippines. U.S. and Philippine armed forces are working together to help the victims of the Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joselito Aribuabo)

Philippine humanitarian relief

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- U.S. servicemembers load a C-130 Hercules with humanitarian supplies Feb. 19. More than 2,000 U.S. and Philippine troops are working together to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts for victims of the Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte, Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen)

Philippine humanitarian relief

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- A C-130 Hercules crewmember unloads humanitarian supplies Feb. 19. More than 2,000 U.S. and Philippine servicemembers are working together to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts for victims of the Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte, Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen)

Philippine landslide relief

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- An Airman guides a forklift driver loading a pallet of meals ready to eat at Clark Air Base, Feb. 19. The Airman is among more than 2,000 Philippine and U.S. servicemembers with Joint Task Force Balikatan 2006 working together to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts for victims of the Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte, Philippines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jacqueline Kabluyen)

Philippine relief

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Staff Sgt. Nathan Rust directs a K-loader to on-load pallets on a C-17 Globemaster III to support relief efforts in the Philippines. The composite C-17 squadron of active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard loaded the pallets Feb. 21 to carry military rations, water, cots, tents and personnel from the 15th Airlift Wing to help out with the mudslide disaster. Sergeant Rust is from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Philippine relief

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (AFPN) -- Tech. Sgt. Phillip Patterson and Staff Sgt. Nathan Rust prepare a C-17 Globemaster III to receive cargo pallets to support relief efforts in the Philippines. The composite C-17 squadron of active duty and Hawaii Air National Guard loaded the pallets Feb. 21 to carry military rations, water, cots, tents and personnel from the 15th Airlift Wing to help with the mudslide disaster. Sergeants Patterson and Rust are from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

Philippine landslide relief

CLARK AIR BASE, Philippines (AFPN) -- Senior Airman James Lawley directs meals ready to eat onto a transport aircraft Feb. 19. The supplies are part of more than 40,000 pounds being flown to Taclabon Airfield, Philippines, in support of the humanitarian relief efforts for victims of the Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte, Philippines. Airman Lawley is an air transportation specialist with the 3rd Logistics Readiness Squadron. (Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Martin R. Harris)

Philippine landslide relief

LEYTE, Philippines (AFPN) -- A landslide destroys the countryside in Leyte, Philippines. More than 2,000 Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. Forces with Joint Task Force Balikatan 2006 are conducting humanitarian relief efforts following the devastating Feb. 17 landslide in the village of Guinsaugon on the island of Leyte. (Department of Defense photo)