JTF - Leeward Islands works with USAID during Dominica disaster relief mission
U.S. Marines with Joint Task Force - Leeward Islands unroll a U.S. Agency for International Development tarp as they prepare supplies for distribution at the Douglas-Charles Airport in Melville Hall, Dominica, Sept 29, 2017. At the request of USAID, JTF-LI has deployed aircraft and service members to assist in delivering relief supplies to Dominica in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. The task force is a U.S. military unit composed of Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Airmen, and represents U.S. Southern Command’s primary response to the hurricanes that have affected the eastern Caribbean. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Melissa Martens)