Aid to the stricken Philippines continued to arrive on Thursday, notably from the U.S.<br/> <br />It's sent the aircraft carrier George Washington along with other ships to distribute supplies to the hardest hit areas.<br/> <br />The relief response to this island nation in the aftermath of super typhoon Haiyan is now a "full-court" international effort, said the commander of the U.S. aid effort in the Philippines General Paul Kennedy.<br/> <br />SOUNDBITE: COMMANDER OF THE U.S. AID EFFORT IN THE PHILIPPINES GENERAL PAUL KENNEDY SAYING:<br/> <br />"All I've seen today are folks from countless nations flying in and out of Tacloban. They're flying out of Mactan airfield in Cebu. Every flag you can imagine is represented."<br/> <br />The George Washington has fixed-wing aircraft and some 5,000 crew members to help make and distribute much-needed drinking water.<br/> <br />But it's the U.S. military's amphibious boats, set to arrive in the next day or two, that could make the crucial difference in getting supplies to r
