Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Mathew Waddel, from Umatilla, Oregon, load master for Naval Beach Unit 7, directs the loading of a seven-ton truck aboard a Landing Craft Air Cushion. The LCAC will deploy to USS Ashland which is heading to Leyte Gulf in the Philippines in support of Operation Damayan. The seven-ton trucks will be used to clear roads and ease the transportation of relief supplies into affected areas.
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