Road clearing trucks en route during Operation Damayan
Summary
Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Mathew Waddel, from Umatilla, Oregon, load master for Naval Beach Unit (NBU) 7, directs the loading of a seven-ton truck aboard a Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC). The LCAC will deploy to USS Ashland (LSD 48) which is heading to Leyte Gulf in the Philippines in support of Operation Damayan. The seven-ton trucks will be used to clear roads and ease the transportation of relief supplies into affected areas. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Allen Onstott/RELEASED)
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lcac
uss ashland
landing craft air cushion
lsd 48
white beach
naval beach unit 7
yolanda
super typhoon
nbu 7
haiyan
damayan
operation damayan
tacloban
leyte
multi national relief aid
road clearing trucks en route during operation damayan
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us indo pacific command
us navy in japan
air cushion landing craft lcac
Date
16/11/2013
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