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	Rear Admiral Kraisri Kesorn, deputy chief of the Royal Thai Armed Forces&rsquo; Directorate of Joint Operations, said the centre was established on May 8.&nbsp;</div>
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	The Royal Thai Navy was instructed to accommodate and act as an aviation base for Thai-US officers in the humanitarian mission, while the Royal Thai Army was instructed to compile donation items, he said.</div>
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	The Royal Thai Airforce dispatched manpower and aircraft to Nepal, he said.</div>
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	Kraisri said Thailand had sent 300 officers to aid the quake victims.&nbsp;</div>
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	The blankets were transported yesterday aboard a US C-130 aircraft and another batch would be delivered today aboard a US C-17 aircraft, he said.&nbsp;</div>
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Shipment of blankets heads to Nepal

The Thai-US Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief Combined Coordination Centre for Nepal at the U-tapao airport in Rayong's Ban Chang district yesterday dispatched an initial batch of 22,000 blankets to aid Nepali earthquake victims, it was revealed