U.S. Navy Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 1st Class Kerry Carter, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73), signals to the pilot of a Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 262 before it is loaded with supplies to be airlifted ashore in support of Operation Damayan Nov. 18, 2013, in the Philippine Sea. U.S. military forces were deployed to the Philippines to support humanitarian efforts in response to Typhoon Haiyan.