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    31st MEU Marines return to site of Oshima Island disaster assistance [Image 5 of 8]

    31st MEU Marines return to site of Oshima Island disaster assistance

    OSHIMA ISLAND, KAGOSHIMA, JAPAN

    01.12.2012

    Photo by Capt. Caleb Eames 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    Col. Andrew R. MacMannis, commanding officer, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (seated, left), sits with other Marine Corps senior leaders as a child of the Oshima Island community speaks about his experiences Jan. 12. The children expressed their gratefulness for the disaster relief efforts of the 31st MEU. The official visit to Oshima Island and Kesennuma City, Miyagi Prefecture was to review community recovery progress since Operation Tomodachi and to discuss potential humanitarian assistance and disaster relief capabilities to better prepare for future support requirements. During the visit, members of the 31st MEU were able to revisit areas where they provided disaster relief assistance during recovery efforts ten months earlier. Senior leaders with the group include Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, commanding general, III Marine Expeditionary Force and Maj. Gen. Peter J. Talleri, commanding general, Marine Corps Installations Pacific. The 31st MEU is the only continually forward deployed MEU, and remains America's force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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    IMAGE INFO

    Date Taken: 01.12.2012
    Date Posted: 01.15.2012 08:26
    Photo ID: 510130
    VIRIN: 120112-M-2155E-006
    Resolution: 4080x2720
    Size: 2.96 MB
    Location: OSHIMA ISLAND, KAGOSHIMA, JP

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