US Navy (USN) Sailors, Beach MASTER Unit One (BMU-1) Detachment (DET), USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and local villagers wait on the shoreline, outside of Himbangan Village, Saint Bernard Municipality, Leyte Island, Philippines (PHL), for a LCU 1600 Class Utility Landing Craft to approach and offload supplies and personnel to assist with the rescue and recovery effort to find survivors after a landslide devastated Guinsahugon Village, Saint Bernard Municipality, Leyte Island, Philippines (PHL). The USS HARPERS FERRY is visiting the Philippines on a regularly schedule Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Spring Patrol and has been tasked to provide...

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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Navy (USN) Sailors, Beach MASTER Unit One (BMU-1) Detachment (DET), USS HARPERS FERRY (LSD 49), Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group (ARG), and local villagers wait on the shoreline, outside of Himbangan Village, Saint Bernard Municipality, Leyte Island, Philippines (PHL), for a LCU 1600 Class Utility Landing Craft to approach and offload supplies and personnel to assist with the rescue and recovery effort to find survivors after a landslide devastated Guinsahugon Village, Saint Bernard Municipality, Leyte Island, Philippines (PHL). The USS HARPERS FERRY is visiting the Philippines on a regularly schedule Western Pacific (WESTPAC) Spring Patrol and has been tasked to provide humanitarian assistance to the landslide victims.

Base: Saint Bernard

State: Leyte

Country: Philippines (PHL)

Scene Camera Operator: JO2 Brian P. Biller, Usn

Release Status: Released to Public
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