U.S. Marines and Sailors with the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) board a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III MEF at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, Nov. 12, 2013. U.S. Marine Corps and Navy forces were deployed to the Philippines to support humanitarian efforts in response to Typhoon Haiyan.