Operation Sahayogi Haat

Tony Wright, a hazardous materials specialist with the Los Angeles Disaster Assistance Response Team, deployed to Nepal shortly after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake April 25. Wright is a Major in the Air Force Reserve and is assigned to the 452nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron as a Medical Readiness Officer at March Air Reserve Base, Calif. The United States Agency for International Development DART teams are coordinating the U.S. government’s response efforts, conducting disaster assessments, and providing search and rescue capabilities. The DART comprises 133 people, including 22 USAID disaster experts, a 54-person urban search and rescue (USAR) team from Fairfax, VA, a 57-person USAR team from LA County, CA, and 12 canines. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Melissa White)