Camp Pendleton Marines join flood relief effort in Pakistan

SAN DIEGO - Helicopter crews from a San Diego-based ship and Marines from Camp Pendleton today joined a flood relief effort in monsoon- struck Pakistan.

Nineteen cargo-carrying helicopters are aboard the amphibious assault ship Peleliu and other ships in a strike group in international waters off Pakistan, according to the Pentagon.

Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit are aboard the same ships.

The Navy and Marine Corps helicopter crews will relieve a half-dozen Army helicopter crews that have been bringing supplies to flood-stricken areas.

The Peleliu strike group and the 15th Mar...