U.S. Marines load palletized equipment onto a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft in preparation for a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief mission to the Philippines in response to Typhoon Haiyan, Nov. 11, 2013 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan. The initial focus of U.S. relief efforts included surface maritime search and rescue (SAR), airborne maritime SAR, medium-heavy helicopter lift support, fixed-wing lift support and logistics enablers.