A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk with the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, lands on the amphibious transport dock Arlington for refueling Aug. 30. The squadron is forward-deployed out of Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
A U.S. Marine looks on as boxes of food and aid are loaded into two MV-22B Ospreys at the Port au Prince airport in Haiti Aug. 28. The Ospreys are part of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing, II Marine Expeditionary Force, from Marine Corps Air Station New River, North Carolina. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
A young Haitian boy in the rural town of L’Asile looks on as U.S. troops and USAID workers distribute humanitarian aid to his community Aug. 30. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
Navy Chaplain Lt. Mark White leads sailors in a moment of silence to remember the victims of Haiti’s Aug.14 earthquake and to bless those providing medical and humanitarian aid Aug 28. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
U.S. Marines and USAID members load a MV-22B Osprey with boxes containing humanitarian aid Aug 28. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
A landing craft, utility loaded with humanitarian aid approaches the well deck of the San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock Arlington Aug. 30. Several metal ship containers are being transported from Haiti's capital, Port au Prince, to Jérémie in the south. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
A large structure in the remote southern Haiti town of L’Asile shows major damage from the Aug. 14 earthquake. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
The crew of an MH-60S Sea Hawk attached to the USS Arlington quickly extracts Haitian aid workers in the small rural town of L’Asile Aug 30. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
Haitians in the rural town of Jérémie assist U.S. service members and USAID workers distributing humanitarian aid at the small community airport Aug 28. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)
The USS Arlington conducts humanitarian operations off the coast of Haiti Aug. 28 in support of Joint Task Force Haiti earthquake relief. The ship, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, provided a ready flight deck for refueling along with aerial logistical support for aid distribution. (Alan De Herrera/Special to the Times)