From Rappler (Dec 3): US troops end Yolanda mission; others out by mid-December
![ALLIES: AFP Major General Jeffrey Delgado (right) and Rear Admiral Hugh Wetherald of the US Joint Task Force 505. US Marine Corps photo]( "ALLIES: AFP Major General Jeffrey Delgado (right) and Rear Admiral Hugh Wetherald of the US Joint Task Force 505. US Marine Corps photo")
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TheUS troops pulled out on Sunday, December 1, from the Multi-National Cooperating Center (MNCC) headquarters inside Camp Aguinaldo
MNCC oversees the tasks of foreign militaries involved in the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations. At least 16 countries came to help, flying in up to 61 aircraft at one point to help transport relief goods and evacuees.
The Americans were among the first responders. The survey team arrived inTacloban City
"They brought in their unique capability to transport goods. The immediate relief was really commendable. Without them, it would have taken us longer to respond," said Mariano.
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The US Joint Task Force 505 assisted the Armed Forces of thePhilippines
TheUS also provided the radar and fixed facilities at the Tacloban City
The Israeliarmy also earlier pulled out its 148 specialists who provided medical as well as search-and-rescue services in Tacloban.
The schedules are not fixed yet, but Mariano said most of the foreign militaries are expected to leave by the middle of December. There are about 20 foreign aircraft that are still in the country.
Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , Japan , and China Brunei Taiwan and Bangladesh
The foreign militaries are spread out in the typhoon-devastated provinces.Canada has now focused its efforts on Panay Island Ormoc City , while China 's Peace Ark is in the Leyte Gulf .
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ALLIES: AFP Major General Jeffrey Delgado (right) and Rear Admiral Hugh Wetherald of the US Joint Task Force 505. US
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MNCC oversees the tasks of foreign militaries involved in the humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations. At least 16 countries came to help, flying in up to 61 aircraft at one point to help transport relief goods and evacuees.
The Americans were among the first responders. The survey team arrived in
"They brought in their unique capability to transport goods. The immediate relief was really commendable. Without them, it would have taken us longer to respond," said Mariano.
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The US Joint Task Force 505 assisted the Armed Forces of the
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The Israeliarmy also earlier pulled out its 148 specialists who provided medical as well as search-and-rescue services in Tacloban.
The schedules are not fixed yet, but Mariano said most of the foreign militaries are expected to leave by the middle of December. There are about 20 foreign aircraft that are still in the country.
The foreign militaries are spread out in the typhoon-devastated provinces.
http://www.rappler.com/nation/45152-united-states-pull-out-yolanda