Sgt. Juan Alcaraz stands next to a UH-1Y Huey prior

Sgt. Juan Alcaraz stands next to a UH-1Y Huey prior to departure at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 5. Marines with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 and Marine Medium Tilt Rotor Squadron 262 carried supplies in a UH-1Y Huey and MV-22 Ospreys to Charikot, Nepal. The supplies will provide Nepalese people with shelter after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Nepal, April 25, causing fatalities, injuries and significant damage. The government of Nepal declared a state of emergency and requested international assistance. The U.S. military, at the direction of the U.S. Agency for International Development, will continue to support Nepal as needed. HMLA-469 and VMM-262 are attached to Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force. Alcaraz is a crew chief with HMLA-469 from Yucca Valley, California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mandaline Hatch/Released)