Humanitarian missions and the military

With the crazy weather associated with climate change and the continuing social revolutions around the world, there is more calls for humanitarian missions than military intervention.  Yet, the US continues to rely on a war machine to distribute aid to disaster stricken areas.  While success at these missions redounds to the army, navy, etc., it is a ridiculous use of resources.  I don't want to pay for propaganda for the military.  Why not  organize a force for peaceful distribution of resources, like a government funded Red Cross or Salvation Army.   The government could easily appropriate some of the military's money and come up with a compact force capable of projecting aid around the world without the intimidation factor.  A modest proposal...