160422-N-ZI646-256 YATSUSHIRO BAY, Japan (April 22, 2016) Japan Maritime Defense Force Sailors direct an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the destroyer helicopter ship JS Hyuga (DDH) 181. At request of the Japanese government, 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 and earthquakes that struck the Kuma


160422-N-ZI646-256 YATSUSHIRO BAY, Japan (April 22, 2016) Japan Maritime Defense Force Sailors direct an MV-22B Osprey from Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced) attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard the destroyer helicopter ship JS Hyuga (DDH) 181. At request of the Japanese government, 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 and earthquakes that struck the Kumamoto area on 14 and 16 April 2016. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class James Mitchell/Released) Humanitarian and Disaster Relief 160422-N-ZI646-256


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