From left, U.S. Navy Capt. Erich Diehl, the commander of Coastal Riverine Forces, and Rear Adm. Frank Morneau, the commander of Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC), brief Vice Adm. Nora Tyson on NECC capabilities and past responses at Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story, Va., Nov. 13, 2013. Elements of NECC West deployed to the Philippines as part of Operation Damayan. U.S. military forces were deployed to the Philippines to support humanitarian efforts in response to Typhoon Haiyan.