Task Force Continues Relief Operations in Nepal

Photo By Chief Warrant Officer Jeffrey Anderson | U.S. Service members with the Joint Task Force 505 prepare to load aid and relief supplies from the United States Agency for International Development onto an MV-22 Osprey at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, Nepal, May 17, in order to be delivered to Jiri Airfield during Operation Sahayogi Haat. JTF 505 along with other multinational forces and humanitarian relief organizations are currently in Nepal providing aid after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country, April 25 and a 7.3 earthquake on May 12. At Nepal’s request the U.S. government ordered JTF 505 to provide unique capabilities to assist Nepal. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by MCIPAC Combat Camera Staff Sgt. Jeffrey D. Anderson/Released)  

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES

05.17.2015

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Joint Task Force 505 continues conducting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in Nepal, JTF 505 officials said in a news release issued today.

To date, JTF 505 helicopter and tilt-rotor assets have flown 142 sorties and delivered almost 220,000 pounds of supplies to those in need, including plastic sheeting, shelter kits, blankets, water, medical supplies, and supplemental and emergency food, the release said.

"You and your fellow Marine brothers and sisters came to us at a time when we were down," wrote Amrit Sharma, an appreciative Nepalese native, in an open letter to the Marine Corps. "Thank you for what you do, and sacrificing so much for your own country and for us with Operation Sahayogi Haat in Nepal."

According to the release, the current fleet of capabilities deployed to Nepal includes the 36th Contingency Response Group, U.S. Marine UH-1Ys, MV-22Bs, and KC-130Js, U.S. Air Force C-130Hs and C-17s, plus various ground and aviation command and control assets.

Story by From a Joint Task Force 505 News Release

• Date Taken: 05.17.2015
• Date Posted: 07.03.2025 10:01
• Story ID: 503949
• Location: WASHINGTON, US