31st MEU Marines Support Government of Japan's Relief Efforts with MV-22B Osprey [Image 2 of 3]

YATSUSHIRO BAY, JAPAN

04.20.2016

Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class James Mitchell 

Defense Imagery Management Operations Center     

160420-N-ZI646-053
YATSUSHIRO BAY, Japan (April 20, 2016) – Sailors and Marines load supplies onto an MV-22 Osprey alongside members of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) aboard the destroyer helicopter ship JS Hyuga (DDH) 181. At the request of the Japanese government, U.S. Forces Japan is providing airlift support to Japanese Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). A JSDF task force of more than 25,000 personnel is providing humanitarian and disaster relief assistance to the people affected by the magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 earthquakes that struck the Kumamoto area on 14 and 16 April 2016. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Mitchell/Released)

• Date Taken: 04.20.2016
• Date Posted: 04.20.2016 17:13
• Photo ID: 2541979
• VIRIN: 160420-N-ZI646-053
• Resolution: 3624x2414
• Size: 1.26 MB
• Location: YATSUSHIRO BAY, JP