U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate 2nd Class Jason Wommack, assigned to port operations with Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa, ties down mooring lines as the dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) arrives at the White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 15, 2013, to load U.S. Marines and Sailors, along with equipment and supplies, in support of Operation Damayan. U.S. military forces were deployed to the Philippines to support humanitarian efforts in response to Typhoon Haiyan