One of the biggest roles III MEF plays in the Asia-Pacific region is humanitarian assistance and disaster relief ( HA/DR ) . III MEF elements participated in Operation Unified Assistance in response to the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia from December 2004 to February 2005 . III MEF has also assisted with the 2005 Kashmir earthquake response from October 2005 to March 2006 ; Philippine mudslide response in March and April 2006 ; 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake response in May and June 2006 ; Legazpi typhoon recovery in March 2007 ; 2007 Solomon Islands earthquake and tsunami response in April 2007 ; Operation Sea Angel II in Bangladesh from November to December 2007 ; Operation Caring Response in Burma from May and June 2008 ; Taiwan typhoon relief in August 2009 ; Philippine typhoon and Indonesian earthquake relief in October 2009 ; Philippine typhoon relief in October 2010 ; Operation Tomodachi in May 2011 ; Thailand flood relief from October through November 2011 ; and Philippine typhoon relief in December 2012 and again in November 2013
2005 Kashmir earthquake
2005 Kashmir earthquake
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