U.S. service members from Joint Task Force Matthew
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U.S. service members from Joint Task Force Matthew load bags of rice and peas from the World Food Programme onto a CH-47 Chinook helicopter with a fork lift in preparation for delivery to the areas affected by Hurricane Matthew in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 12, 2016.After five days of supply drop operations, Joint Task Force Matthew has delivered over 116 metric tons of supplies utilizing CH-53E Super Stallion and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. Joint Task Force Matthew, a U.S. Southern Command-directed team, is comprised of Marines, soldiers, sailors and airmen deployed to Port-au-Prince at the request of the Government of Haiti on a mission to provide humanitarian and disaster relief assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters)
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