110331-N-8607R-110 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2011) Col. Andrew MacMannis, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), discusses humanitarian assistance operations with Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general of Joint Task Force Tohoko, aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex and the embarked 31st MEU is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released) US Navy 110331-N-8607R-110 Col. Andrew MacMannis

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110331-N-8607R-110 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 31, 2011) Col. Andrew MacMannis, commanding officer of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), discusses humanitarian assistance operations with Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general of Joint Task Force Tohoko, aboard the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex and the embarked 31st MEU is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. ( Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Eva-Marie Ramsaran/Released) US Navy 110331-N-8607R-110 Col. Andrew MacMannis discusses humanitarian assistance operations with Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka aboard USS Essex (LHD 2)

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