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.
| 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 |
| Web Views: | 38 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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