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U.S. Air Force Airmen board a U.S. Navy MH-53E Sea Dragon at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., heading to The Bahamas to perform assessments and site surveys, Sept. 8, 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. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)