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    III MEF Marines support Operation Tomodachi

    OKINAWA, JAPAN

    03.14.2011

    Photo by Cpl. Brandon Saunders 

    III Marine Expeditionary Force   

    Marines attached to Humanitarian Assistance Survey Teams, III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) prepare travel to Sendai, Japan, as part of the humanitarian assistance disaster relief effort there March 14. The purpose of the team is to assess affected areas of Japan and report to U.S. Marine Forces Pacific what assets will be needed to assist the government of Japan during Operation Tomodachi. Marines and sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force are actively providing support for foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in mainland Japan. The operation, known as Tomodachi, means "friends" in Japanese, and was chosen by the government of Japan.

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    Date Taken: 03.14.2011
    Date Posted: 03.18.2011 01:14
    Photo ID: 378644
    VIRIN: 110314-M-6407S-001
    Resolution: 4368x2912
    Size: 1.48 MB
    Location: OKINAWA, JP

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