U.S. Air Force combat controllers from the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla., collect parachutes from the drop zone in Mirebalais, Haiti, where humanitarian aid was airdropped and distributed by members of the U.N. Jan. 21, 2010. Department of Defense assets have been deployed to assist in the Haiti relief effort after a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that hit the region Jan. 12, 2010.