Spc. Juan Nieves, U.S. Army, helps off load a 9,500 pound cargo of food and medical supplies from a U.S. Air Force C-27 Spartan at a dirt airstrip in Mocoron, Honduras, on Nov. 20, 1998. Over 1,800 U.S. service members are helping to rush food, shelter, pure water and medical aid to the central Americans made homeless by Hurricane Mitch. Nieves is attached to the Headquarters Support Company, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras. The Spartan is attached to the 310th Airlift Squadron, Howard Air Force Base, Panama.