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180719-N-PL946-0147 GREAT LAKES, Ill. (July 19, 2018)
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. John E. Wissler, right,
Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert B. Neller
A Navy Corpsman asks a patient a series of three questions
U.S. Navy Engineman 1st class Hedwig Gidharry, a riverine
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Beau Sheridan, a rifleman with
Lieutenant Stephen Zachery, chaplain, Combat Logistics
Pfc. Yanquiel Valle, Platoon 1001, Alpha Company, 1st
Lt. Col. J. E. Langlois, 22nd Marine Expeditionary
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Lance Cpl. Alejandro A. Perez, a Struthers, Ohio, native
U.S. Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Alexander Alvarez, left,
Spc. Derek Freda, a native of Phoenix, Arizona, carries
Luke, Arizona ANG salute Phoenix
Lance Cpl. Justin Cox, student, Marine Corps
Lance Cpl. Jacob Phillips, a heavy equipment operator,
Cpl. Gabariel Graves-Wake, a native of Chandler, Arizona,
Lance Cpl. Andrew J. Handshue, a Pittsburgh native
Arizona Army National Guard Sgt. Nick Olivas, a Phoenix
Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Hug, from Phoenix, Arizona, deployed
Summary
Lance Cpl. Jacob A. Hug, from Phoenix, Arizona, deployed to Kathmandu, Nepal with Joint Task Force 505 shortly after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the country April 25. JTF 505 was called upon by the Nepalese Government to provide humanitarian relief shortly after the earthquake. May 12 another 7.4 magnitude earthquake struck the country and JTF 505 continued to provide relief. That afternoon, while providing humanitarian aid, a UH-1Y Huey, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, crashed eight miles north of Charikot, Nepal. Two Nepalese soldiers and six U.S. Marines were on board the helicopter. One of those Marines was Lance Cpl. Hug, a combat videographer assigned to Marine Corps Installations Pacific, Combat Camera.