U.S. Marines with 3d Marine Expeditionary Brigade alongside Philippine Airmen, conduct humanitarian assistance operations,

offloading pallets of water and supplies from a C-130 aircraft and evacuating displaced personnel,

in Tacloban, Republic of the Philippines, 12 November 2013. U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific

maintains significant capability forward deployed throughout the Asia-Pacific region ready to provide

humanitarian assistance and disaster relief. Without forward deployed forces, rapid and fully capable

deployments to such disasters like Super Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda would not be possible. (U.S. Marine

Corps Motion Imagery by Sgt. John C. Lamb) Available in High Definition.