A medium sized urban search and rescue team made up of 57 members of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and 60,000 pounds of equipment, activated by USAID, board a C-17 Globemaster III at March Air Reserve Base, April 27, 2015. The team is in response to the magnitude 7.8 earthquake and subsequent aftershocks which struck near the city of Kathmandu, Nepal,April 25. The C-17 is assigned to the 337th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. (US Air Force Photos by Master Sergeant Roy A. Santana/Released)
U.S. Air Force personnel load relief supplies for victims of
the Nepal earthquake into a USAF C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base
Charleston, S.C., at March Air Force Base, Calif., April 26, 2015. The U.S.
Agency of International Development relief cargo included eight pallets, 59 Los
Angeles County Fire Department personnel, and five search and rescue dogs. Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Queen