A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Joint Task Force-Bravo’s 1st Battalion, 228th aviation regiment, launches from Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Oct. 4, 2016, to stage at the Grand Cayman Islands to provide airlift capabilities for Hurricane Matthew relief efforts if requested by the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance. U.S. Southern Command directed a team of approximately 100 military personnel and nine helicopters to be staged and ready to support U.S. disaster relief operations in the Caribbean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Siuta B. Ika)