Air traffic controllers overcome obstacles, keep damaged airport functioning [Image 2 of 2]

TACLOBAN, LEYTE, PHILIPPINES

11.20.2013

Photo by Lance Cpl. Anne Henry 

III Marine Expeditionary Force   

Inside the damaged Tacloban air traffic control tower, Cpl. Joseph A. Werner tracks incoming aircraft in flight, Nov. 20 as part of Operation Damayan. Due to efforts of volunteers and U.S. service members, the control services were restored quickly and aircraft have transported over 1,000 tons of relief aid to the city. Typhoon Haiyan impacted more than 4.2 million people across 36 provinces in the Philippines, according to the Philippine’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Werner is an air traffic controller with Marine Air Control Squadron 4, currently assigned to 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade in support of Joint Task Force 505.

• Date Taken: 11.20.2013
• Date Posted: 11.21.2013 02:52
• Photo ID: 1057362
• VIRIN: 131121-M-GX379-053
• Resolution: 5616x3744
• Size: 3.53 MB
• Location: TACLOBAN, LEYTE, PH