United States Agency for International Aid (USAID)
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United States Agency for International Aid (USAID) and U.S. Navy Aircrewmen unload a pallet of water at the Marsh Harbour, Bahamas airport in response of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 09, 2019. In support of USAID’s Foreign Disaster Relief efforts, DOD is bringing unique military capabilities to enable the broader response effort. The secretary of Defense authorized U.S. Northern Command to provide transportation logistics for the movement of USAID and third party humanitarian commodities and personnel throughout the region and to conduct assessments of critical transportation nodes to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance and maximize the flow of disaster relief into the area. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Wheeler Brunschmid).
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