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Pakistan Flood Assistance
Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs
August 5, 2010

A Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallian Launches from the Flight Deck Aboard USS Peleliu (LHA 5). The passengers and cargo are the first wave to go ashore Pakistan in preparation of a mission to deliver relief supplies to flood-stricken regions. The CH-53E is loaded with tools, ground support equipment, communications gear and general supplies to support flight operations.
U.S. Navy photo / Aug 12, 2010 / Pakistan
U.S. Navy photo / Aug 12, 2010 / Pakistan

Men from the town of Kalam form a chain to quickly unload a U.S. Army Chinook helicopter that has delivered humanitarian assistance and pick up victims of the flood, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
State Dept Image / Aug 10, 2010
State Dept Image / Aug 10, 2010

A washed out bridge can be seen as damage from the flooding, captured from the back of a U.S. Army Chinook (CH-47) helicopter, on the way to deliver humanitarian assistance as part of the disaster relief effort to help flood victims of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province), Pakistan, 5 Aug., 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)
U.S. Government / Aug 05, 2010
U.S. Government / Aug 05, 2010

Pakistani victims of the flooding are seated on the floor of a U.S. Army (CH-47) helicopter during the evacuation of civilians, as part of the disaster relief effort to help the flood victims from the town of Khyber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province), Pakistan, 5 Aug., 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray)
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010

Members of the Pakistan military help civilians unload from the back of a U.S. Army (CH-47) helicopter in the town of Khwazahkela, during the evacuation of civilians, as part of the disaster relief effort to help the flood victims of Pakistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province), Pakistan, 5 Aug., 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray)
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010

Members of the Pakistan military form a chain to unload sacks of grain from the back of a U.S. Army Chinook (CH-47) helicopter, to be delivered as part of the disaster relief effort to help the flood victims from the town of Khyber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province), Pakistan, 5 Aug., 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray)
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010

A U.S. Army (CH-47) helicopter full of civilians who are being evacuated is seen flying through a mountain pass as part of the disaster relief effort to help flood victims of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province), Pakistan, 5 Aug., 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010

A U.S. Army Chinook (CH-47) helicopter lands in a field to pick up waiting victims of the flooding to be evacuated to safety in the town of Kalam, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province (formerly North West Frontier Province), Pakistan, 5 Aug., 2010. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Horace Murray/Released)
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010
U.S. Government Image / Aug 05, 2010

Pakistan military load a flood victim with a broken leg onto a Black Hawk helicopter during flood relief missions in the Swat valley, Pakistan.
State Dept Image / Aug 10, 2010
State Dept Image / Aug 10, 2010