110315-N-3999C-101 TOMAKOMAI KO, Japan (March 15, 2011) A Japan Self-Defense Force armored vehicle is craned aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga loaded humanitarian supplies and more than 20 vehicles to support Operation Tomodachi, a humanitarian assistance mission in the wake of a magnitude earthquake and a subsequent tsunami in Japan. ( Navy photo by Lt. K. Madison Carter/Released) - Official Navy Imagery - Japanese vehicle lifted onto USS Tortuga for delivery to tsunami affected areas.

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