From a Joint Task Force 505 News Release
KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 26, 2015 – Joint Task Force 505
deactivated today after redeploying from here and from Utapao Royal Air Field,
Thailand, in support of Operation Sahayogi Haat.
Service members with the joint task force deployed to Nepal
in support of multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts
after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake caused widespread destruction across the
mountainous country April 25.
During Operation Sahayogi Haat -- "Helping Hand"
in Nepali -- the task force worked with personnel from 24 countries to limit
further loss of life and human suffering.
In coordination with the Nepalese government and the U.S.
Agency for International Development, the task force delivered about 120.2 tons
of emergency relief supplies, including plastic sheeting, shelter kits,
blankets, water, medical supplies, and emergency and supplemental food. In
addition to delivering aid, the task force transported 553 personnel and
conducted 69 casualty evacuations.
Effort Involved 900 Personnel
About 900 U.S. military and civilian personnel from the
Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps contributed to the Nepal relief efforts
under Joint Task Force 505’s auspices. About 300 of the task force’s personnel
worked in Nepal, 320 at the main headquarters in Japan, and 280 at the
intermediate staging base in Thailand.
Joint Task Force 505 contributed three Marine Corps UH-1Y
Huey helicopters and four Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft to the
relief effort throughout Nepal. Additionally, four Air Force C-17 Globemaster
IIIs, four Air Force C-130 Hercules and four Marine Corps KC-130J Hercules
aircraft, as well as various ground and aviation command and control assets,
contributed to the effort.
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