U.S. Marines and airmen unload supplies from an Air Force C-17 at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 7. The Nepalese government requested assistance from U.S. Agency for International Development after the 7.8 magnitude Nepal earthquake struck their country, April 25. In response, the U.S. military sent Marines, airmen, soldiers and sailors as part of Joint Task Force 505 at the direction of USAID. They continue to support Nepal as needed.