Japanese security guards salute as Kimi Ga Yo, the Japanese national anthem, March 11 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The flags are being flown at half-mast in remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake. The magnitude earthquake caused tsunami waves up to 13 stories high and led to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. The American and Japanese flags fly side-by-side at half-mast March 11 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The flags are being flown at half-mast in remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake. The magnitude earthquake ca
Japanese security guards salute as Kimi Ga Yo, the Japanese national anthem, March 11 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The flags are being flown at half-mast in remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake. The magnitude earthquake caused tsunami waves up to 13 stories high and led to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. The American and Japanese flags fly side-by-side at half-mast March 11 aboard Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. The flags are being flown at half-mast in remembrance of the fifth anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake. The magnitude earthquake caused tsunami waves up to 13 stories high and led to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. Marines from Okinawa led the contributions to the recovery mission known as Operation Tomodachi, setting up the command and control center for the Joint Task Force to help Japanese counterparts, moving debris to reopen the Sendai airport to allow relief aid to flow in and clearing mud from several schools to help them reopen. The 31st MEU went ashore on Oshima Island, which had been cut off from all help for two weeks. The MEU Marines helped restore power, set up showers, delivered food, fuel and fresh drinking water. The MEU Marines also cleared the roads and pulled debris out of the harbors so other help could arrive to end Oshima’s isolation. Marine pilots flew daily missions to reach isolated communities with emergency supplies, including food and water, along the hundreds of miles of affected coastline. Marine Corps Installations Pacific enables the strategic launch and recovery of military capabilities to save lives and to preserve regional peace, stability and security, and is continually ready to respond to crisis in the future.
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