Joint Task Force Matthew begins hurricane relief planning
U.S. Marines with Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force - Southern Command, soldiers from Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, and a representative from United States Agency for International Development begin planning relief operations at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Oct. 6, 2016. The Marines and soldiers are a part of Joint Task Force Matthew, a U.S. Southern Command-directed team deployed to Port-au-Prince at the request of the Government of Haiti, on a mission to provide humanitarian and disaster relief assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Adwin Esters)