U.S. Navy Boatswain's Mate Seaman Apprentice Anthony Guider and Logistics Specialist Seaman Davonte Meeks secure a ladder 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