Air Force Brig. Gen. Michael Minihan, Joint Task Force 505 Joint Air Component Coordination Element commander, speaks with members of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron as they join the JACCE team at Utapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand, May 10. The joint operations center established in Utapao serves as a staging point for JTF 505 aviation assets and key planners conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief operations in response to the magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal, April 25. The 18th AES is deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan. Staff Sgt. Alexander Martinez

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