Army Engineers Test Runway at Kathmandu Airport

Engineers from the Joint Task Force 505 (JTF-505), the Canadian Armed Forces and the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal conducted a ground survey to test the integrity of the runway at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, on May 8. US forces have been assisting recovery efforts since the Nepalese government requested the US government’s help after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the country on April 25. Credit: DVIDS