Japan Earthquake - Relief Effort
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![April 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with a message "GANBARO NIPPON", or "Let's hang in there together, Japan!" on its viewing platform in Minato Ward, Tokyo on Friday, April 15, 2011. The project was created to cheer up the victims suffer from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. There are 8,400 LED lights that are charged through a solar power system. Tokyo Tower has been fully lit up since the day after the earthquake in order to save electricity. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)..However, rising from the darkness, the tower now has a message to Tohoku for their rebirth and reconstruction. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) [1040] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Jbx5d80De0Q/t/124/I0000Jbx5d80De0Q.jpg)
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![April 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with a message "GANBARO NIPPON", or "Let's hang in there together, Japan!" on its viewing platform in Minato Ward, Tokyo on Friday, April 15, 2011. The project was created to cheer up the victims suffer from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. There are 8,400 LED lights that are charged through a solar power system. Tokyo Tower has been fully lit up since the day after the earthquake in order to save electricity. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)..However, rising from the darkness, the tower now has a message to Tohoku for their rebirth and reconstruction. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) [1040] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000p6dqFFE5s7s/t/124/I0000p6dqFFE5s7s.jpg)
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![April 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with a message "GANBARO NIPPON", or "Let's hang in there together, Japan!" on its viewing platform in Minato Ward, Tokyo on Friday, April 15, 2011. The project was created to cheer up the victims suffer from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. There are 8,400 LED lights that are charged through a solar power system. Tokyo Tower has been fully lit up since the day after the earthquake in order to save electricity. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)..However, rising from the darkness, the tower now has a message to Tohoku for their rebirth and reconstruction. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) [1040] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MK_04JkZc7w/t/124/I0000MK_04JkZc7w.jpg)
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![April 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with a message "GANBARO NIPPON", or "Let's hang in there together, Japan!" on its viewing platform in Minato Ward, Tokyo on Friday, April 15, 2011. The project was created to cheer up the victims suffer from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. There are 8,400 LED lights that are charged through a solar power system. Tokyo Tower has been fully lit up since the day after the earthquake in order to save electricity. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)..However, rising from the darkness, the tower now has a message to Tohoku for their rebirth and reconstruction. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) [1040] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000dUtc09zY.I/t/124/I00000dUtc09zY.I.jpg)
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![April 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with a message "GANBARO NIPPON", or "Let's hang in there together, Japan!" on its viewing platform in Minato Ward, Tokyo on Friday, April 15, 2011. The project was created to cheer up the victims suffer from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. There are 8,400 LED lights that are charged through a solar power system. Tokyo Tower has been fully lit up since the day after the earthquake in order to save electricity. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)..However, rising from the darkness, the tower now has a message to Tohoku for their rebirth and reconstruction. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) [1040] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MynjlIRthgk/t/124/I0000MynjlIRthgk.jpg)
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![April 15, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Tokyo Tower is lit up with a message "GANBARO NIPPON", or "Let's hang in there together, Japan!" on its viewing platform in Minato Ward, Tokyo on Friday, April 15, 2011. The project was created to cheer up the victims suffer from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. There are 8,400 LED lights that are charged through a solar power system. Tokyo Tower has been fully lit up since the day after the earthquake in order to save electricity. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO)..However, rising from the darkness, the tower now has a message to Tohoku for their rebirth and reconstruction. (Photo by YUTAKA/AFLO) [1040] -ty-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000X3zCNXHnrYM/t/124/I0000X3zCNXHnrYM.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi, centre, of Ishihara Promotion gives a helping hand to quake victims as he and fellow actor Tetsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000WmSnqYpruUs/t/124/I0000WmSnqYpruUs.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Tetsuya Watari, right, of Ishihara Promotion gives his autograph to a quake victim as he and fellow actor Testsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006D21SOm6_88/t/124/I00006D21SOm6_88.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi, right, of Ishihara Promotion gives a helping hand to quake victims as he and fellow actor Tetsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Smyt5LVlxIk/t/124/I0000Smyt5LVlxIk.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Tetsuya Watari, right, of Ishihara Promotion gives his autograph to a quake victim as he and fellow actor Testsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000menwQwHRg4Q/t/124/I0000menwQwHRg4Q.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Tetsuya Watari, right, of Ishihara Promotion shakes hands with a quake victim as he and fellow actor Testsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ep2lVDUx3M4/t/124/I0000ep2lVDUx3M4.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi, centre, of Ishihara Promotion gives a helping hand to quake victims as he and fellow actor Tetsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000kBOvqfBGrys/t/124/I0000kBOvqfBGrys.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi, right, of Ishihara Promotion gives a helping hand to quake victims as he and fellow actor Tetsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006vRBzofas.o/t/124/I00006vRBzofas.o.jpg)
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![April 14, 2011, Ishonomaki, Japan - Japanese actor Hiroshi Tachi, right, of Ishihara Promotion gives a helping hand to quake victims as he and fellow actor Tetsuya Watari run a soup kitchen in Ishonomaki, Miyagi Prefecture, on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The two big stars led Ishihara Promotion in providing meals for one week for the victims of March 11 earthquake and tsunami in this northeastern Japanese town. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000O1mUQ1Ycn0A/t/124/I0000O1mUQ1Ycn0A.jpg)
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![April 7, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A view of the Bank of Japan (BOJ) head office. BOJ announced today that it will offer 1 trillion yen ($12 billion) in loans to prevent cash shortages due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked the north region of Japan on March 11. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO) [2331]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000w_Kg7Sambt0/t/124/I0000w_Kg7Sambt0.jpg)
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![April 7, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - A pedestrian walks past the Bank of Japan (BOJ) head office in downtown Tokyo. BOJ announced today that it will offer 1 trillion yen ($12 billion) in loans to prevent cash shortages due to the devastating earthquake and tsunami that rocked the north region of Japan on March 11. (Photo by Christopher Jue/AFLO) [2331]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000uhCbQMJrn.8/t/124/I0000uhCbQMJrn.8.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan (April 4, 2011) Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Jones speaks with Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) about ongoing disaster relief efforts on Oshima. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU are on Oshima Island to help clear a harbor and assist with cleaning debris from roads and a local school in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000uTt86D3d1U/t/124/I00000uTt86D3d1U.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan (April 4, 2011) Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) pick up debris on Oshima, as part of ongoing disaster relief efforts. Marines and Sailors with the 31st MEU are on Oshima Island to help clear a harbor and assist with cleaning debris from roads and a local school in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HPnOUAlikOc/t/124/I0000HPnOUAlikOc.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan (April 4, 2011) Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Jones speaks with a resident of Oshima, to discuss the progress of disaster relief operations. Marines and Sailors assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are on Oshima Island to help clear a harbor and assist with cleaning debris from roads and a local school in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TVbcVDXV5Jw/t/124/I0000TVbcVDXV5Jw.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2011) Adm. Masahiko Sugimoto, left, chief of staff for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Japan Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa, and United States Ambassador John Roos, look at photographs and intelligence gathered during Operation Tomodachi aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During the visit Japanese and American officials thanked Ronald Reagan Sailors for relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QBM1JM9sMCs/t/124/I0000QBM1JM9sMCs.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2011) Japan Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa, right, and Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of Joint Support Force, meet in the commanding officer's inport cabin aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During the visit Japanese and American officials thanked Ronald Reagan Sailors for relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FjFj8ZT67zQ/t/124/I0000FjFj8ZT67zQ.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (April 4, 2011) Japan Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa receives honors from Sailors upon his arrival aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). During the visit Japanese and American officials thanked and greeted Ronald Reagan Sailors for relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000llYDTP0Aym0/t/124/I0000llYDTP0Aym0.jpg)
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![Service members from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps work together April 1, 2011, to free a plastic sheet from mud and sand at a strawberry farm in Hachinohe, Japan. (Photo by USAF/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009OMhyeTvZHk/t/124/I00009OMhyeTvZHk.jpg)
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![Airmen uncover rows of strawberries April 1, 2011, at a farm in Hachinohe, Japan. (Photo by USAF/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000G0IWToyx70o/t/124/I0000G0IWToyx70o.jpg)
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![An Airman digs through a strawberry field, looking for debris April 1, 2011, in Hachinohe, Japan. (Photo by USAF/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008PFQJZsx_xc/t/124/I00008PFQJZsx_xc.jpg)
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![An Airman digs through a strawberry field, looking for debris April 1, 2011, in Hachinohe, Japan. (Photo by USAF/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OsKWk6SzwY0/t/124/I0000OsKWk6SzwY0.jpg)
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![Airmen uncover plastic sheets April 1, 2011, at a strawberry farm in Hachinohe, Japan. (Photo by USAF/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PknYq3m2JTQ/t/124/I0000PknYq3m2JTQ.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Mayor Katsutaka Idogawa of Futabamachi of Fukushima prefecture speaks to the media during relocation of its residents and the town government functions to a building of the now-defunct prefectural Kisai High School in Kazo in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. About 1,200 residents of Futabamachi, neighboring the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km nortrheast of Tokyo, were evacuated to Saitama Arena and now to the new location. Town government functions also have been established in the school, with the principal's office converted into the office of the Futabamachi mayor. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000PyTb_.gcqEM/t/124/I0000PyTb_.gcqEM.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Mayor Katsutaka Idogawa, right, of Futabamachi of Fukushima prefecture speaks to the media during relocation of its residents and the town government functions to a building of the now-defunct prefectural Kisai High School in Kazo in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. About 1,200 residents of Futabamachi, neighboring the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km nortrheast of Tokyo, were evacuated to Saitama Arena and now to the new location. Town government functions also have been established in the school, with the principal's office converted into the office of the Futabamachi mayor. At left is Kazo Mayor Ryoichi Ohashi. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000052R_uLbi0SA/t/124/I000052R_uLbi0SA.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Mayor Katsutaka Idogawa, right, of Futabamachi of Fukushima prefecture speaks to the media during relocation of its residents and the town government functions to a building of the now-defunct prefectural Kisai High School in Kazo in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. About 1,200 residents of Futabamachi, neighboring the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km nortrheast of Tokyo, were evacuated to Saitama Arena and now to the new location. Town government functions also have been established in the school, with the principal's office converted into the office of the Futabamachi mayor. At left is Kazo Mayor Ryoichi Ohashi. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000oFZt6MUrX.w/t/124/I0000oFZt6MUrX.w.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - People from Futabamachi, a small town neighboring a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, arrive at their new shelters in Kazo in Saitama prerecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. About 1,200 residents of Futabamachi, near the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km northeast of Tokyo, were relocated to the now-defunct prefectural Kisai High School in Kazo along with the town government functions. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000VPfKG_d8G14/t/124/I0000VPfKG_d8G14.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - People from Futabamachi, a small town neighboring a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture, arrive at their new shelters in Kazo in Saitama prerecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. About 1,200 residents of Futabamachi, near the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km northeast of Tokyo, were relocated to the now-defunct prefectural Kisai High School in Kazo along with the town government functions. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ih4RNoKrf3Y/t/124/I0000ih4RNoKrf3Y.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Local children greet people from Futabamachi as the residents from a small town neighboring a crippled nuclear power plant move to their new shelter in Kazo in Saitama prerecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. About 1,200 residents of Futabamachi, near the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km northeast of Tokyo, were relocated to the now-defunct prefectural Kisai High School in Kazo along with the town government functions. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008IzB2.7CIMY/t/124/I00008IzB2.7CIMY.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Faculty rooms are converted into the town government offices at now- defunct prefectural Kisai High in Kazo in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The entire town, neighboring the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km northeast of Tokyo, was relocated to this new location with some 1,200 residents and the government functions. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000F6H2f97PUf0/t/124/I0000F6H2f97PUf0.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Faculty rooms are converted into the town government offices at now- defunct prefectural Kisai High in Kazo in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The entire town, neighboring the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km northeast of Tokyo, was relocated to this new location with some 1,200 residents and the government functions. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ynNXqjABDHE/t/124/I0000ynNXqjABDHE.jpg)
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![March 30, 2011, Kazo, Japan - Faculty rooms are converted into the town government offices at now- defunct prefectural Kisai High in Kazo in Saitama prefecture, 50 km north of Tokyo, on Wednesday, March 30, 2011. The entire town, neighboring the trouble-stricken Fukushima No.1 nuclear power plant located some 240 km northeast of Tokyo, was relocated to this new location with some 1,200 residents and the government functions. (Photo by AFLO) [3620] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000x1mMkluPPz4/t/124/I0000x1mMkluPPz4.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter, assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262, takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to deliver humanitarian and disaster relief supplies. Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QlffKQCwQdM/t/124/I0000QlffKQCwQdM.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter carrying humanitarian assistance supplies takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rSA_4s71f.w/t/124/I0000rSA_4s71f.w.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter carrying humanitarian assistance supplies takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000QdXcsaxOSyk/t/124/I0000QdXcsaxOSyk.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 prepare to take off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) to deliver humanitarian assistance supplies. Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000M2wZSFLjo.Q/t/124/I0000M2wZSFLjo.Q.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) Marines load humanitarian assistance supplies into a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000t0W5rk13kSg/t/124/I0000t0W5rk13kSg.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 29, 2011) Marines position humanitarian assistance supplies on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex, with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), is operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan to support Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CnRXH8LGDqA/t/124/I0000CnRXH8LGDqA.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Lt. Col. William Arick, commanding officer, Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (left) and Capt. Masanori Ide, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force liaison officer to the 31st MEU (right), speak to Reuters media in front of U.S. Navy landing craft docked here, March 27. The 31st MEU and Amphibous Squadron 11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Gb_2HIOmsWc/t/124/I0000Gb_2HIOmsWc.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit helps a local Japanese man load water onto a truck, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit delivered food, water, health and comfort supplies, and Japanese electrical utility vehicles to the isolated island of Oshima, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000KbZO0R9tzZ4/t/124/I0000KbZO0R9tzZ4.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Japanese local smiles while unloading supplies from a landing craft utility, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 delivered food, water, health and comfort supplies, and Japanese electrical utility vehicles to the isolated island of Oshima, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Y6rnd3c6U7M/t/124/I0000Y6rnd3c6U7M.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11, Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces, and local citizens unload food and water from a U.S. Navy landing craft, March 27. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON 11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000EsEidjsDjAw/t/124/I0000EsEidjsDjAw.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Sailor with Amphibious Squadron 11 directs a Japanese electrical utility vehicle off of a U.S. Navy landing craft, March 27. The vehicles were transported from mainland Japan by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 to help restore power to the heavily damaged island. The MEU also delivered food, water and health and comfort supplies to the island, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000HMF1uAB1dP0/t/124/I0000HMF1uAB1dP0.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Marines of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11, Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces, and local citizens unload food and water from a U.S. Navy landing craft, March 27. The 31st MEU and PHIBRON-11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xfiO3SLh.xs/t/124/I0000xfiO3SLh.xs.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A U.S. Navy sailor directs a Japanese utility repair vehicle off a U.S. Navy landing craft docked here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009AwBYYRssAU/t/124/I00009AwBYYRssAU.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Japanese utility repair vehicle drives off a U.S. Navy landing craft docked here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Z4cH.0N1Ok0/t/124/I0000Z4cH.0N1Ok0.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Japanese utility repair vehicle drives off a U.S. Navy landing craft docked here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LrvDhqQ_beE/t/124/I0000LrvDhqQ_beE.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A U.S. Navy landing craft docks near a devastated area here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up Japanese utility repair vehicles from the port in Kessenuma and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on this isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000g9P5oaK6jaQ/t/124/I0000g9P5oaK6jaQ.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Sailor with Amphibious Squadron 11 directs a Japanese electrical utility vehicle off of a U.S. Navy landing craft, March 27. The vehicles were transported from mainland Japan by the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 to help restore power to the heavily damaged island. The MEU also delivered food, water and health and comfort supplies to the island, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MlIAzLL5mUs/t/124/I0000MlIAzLL5mUs.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Sasaki Masaetsu, city maintenance manager, and the person in charge of restoring electrical service on the isolated island of Oshima, rides a U.S. Navy landing craft carrying Japanese utility repair vehicles. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the Kessenuma port and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to assist in restoring power. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000yP4.VijgGp0/t/124/I0000yP4.VijgGp0.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Japanese utility repair personnel and vehicles aboard a U.S. Navy landing craft head for the island of Oshima, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the port here and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on the isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000gKXwz2smzqw/t/124/I0000gKXwz2smzqw.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Japanese utility repair personnel and vehicles aboard a U.S. Navy landing craft head for the island of Oshima, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the port here and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on the isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Viw5J803Ybo/t/124/I0000Viw5J803Ybo.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Japanese utility repair vehicles and personnel aboard a U.S. Navy landing craft head for the island of Oshima, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the port here and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on the isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bFxT7y3i7OQ/t/124/I0000bFxT7y3i7OQ.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Japanese utility repair personnel and vehicles aboard a U.S. Navy landing craft head for the island of Oshima, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the port here and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on the isolated island. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. The operation demonstrated the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005cmPefbjJ7Q/t/124/I00005cmPefbjJ7Q.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11 direct Japanese utility repair vehicles into a U.S. Navy landing craft at the dock here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the port here and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on the isolated island of Oshima. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. U.S. Navy landing craft were used in the operation, demonstrating the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008XTbwRssnl4/t/124/I00008XTbwRssnl4.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11 direct Japanese utility repair vehicles into a U.S. Navy landing craft at the dock here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 picked up the vehicles from the port here and delivered food, water, comfort items and the vehicles to residents on the isolated island of Oshima. The island of Oshima has been cut off from the mainland since the earthquake and tsunami March 11. U.S. Navy landing craft were used in the operation, demonstrating the expeditionary capabilities in ship-to-shore. amphibious operations. Marines and Sailors of the 31st MEU are conducting humanitarian aid and disaster relief missions in northeast Japan assisting the Japanese Self Defense Forces in their ongoing operations. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Y0dL51aCeeU/t/124/I0000Y0dL51aCeeU.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, stage vehicles in a heavily damaged port here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadon 11 delivered food, water, health and comfort supplies, and electrical utility vehicles to the isolated island of Oshima, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MMrnhFpZaCM/t/124/I0000MMrnhFpZaCM.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Sailor with Amphibious Squadron 11, directs a truck carrying 900 gallons of fresh water to a staging area here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Amphibious Squadron 11 delivered food, water, health and comfort supplies, and Japanese electrical utility vehicles to the isolated island of Oshima, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000zhZBiQkmbc4/t/124/I0000zhZBiQkmbc4.jpg)
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![OSHIMA, Japan - A Marine with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, helps Japanese locals unload a U.S. Navy landing craft here, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit delivered food, water, health and comfort supplies, and Japanese electrical utility vehicles to the isolated island of Oshima, in conjunction with Japanese Self-Defense Forces. The 31st involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. The 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rdoQiiNqN5o/t/124/I0000rdoQiiNqN5o.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 27, 2011) A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force S-70B Sea Hawk helicopter lands abaord the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex and embarked elements of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) are operating off the coast of Kesennuma in northeastern Japan supporting Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lEdVK2R6tSI/t/124/I0000lEdVK2R6tSI.jpg)
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![Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (FORWARD)(CLR-35(FRWD)), and members from the North Eastern Japanese Army install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshio Community Center in Matsushima, Japan on 26 March 2011 during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi gives Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) for the areas in Japan affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks, and tsunami. U.S. Government support to Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. These efforts include coordination by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, in constant consultation with Japanese Authorities and USPACOM. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00004ELY9nPV6Wc/t/124/I00004ELY9nPV6Wc.jpg)
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![Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (FORWARD)(CLR-35(FRWD)), and members from the North Eastern Japanese Army install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshio Community Center in Matsushima, Japan on 26 March 2011 during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi gives Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) for the areas in Japan affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks, and tsunami. U.S. Government support to Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. These efforts include coordination by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, in constant consultation with Japanese Authorities and USPACOM. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006bB9CwscPRM/t/124/I00006bB9CwscPRM.jpg)
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![MATSUSHIMA, Japan EMarines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, attached to Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (Forward), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, construct shower stalls for field shower units here March 26. Service members with United States Forces Japan (Forward) and Japanese North East Army delivered and constructed the showers for internally displaced personnel at the Oshio Community Center. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000dwCZ4M0psW0/t/124/I0000dwCZ4M0psW0.jpg)
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![MATSUSHIMA, Japan EMarines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, attached to Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (Forward), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, offload field shower equipment here March 26. Service members with United States Forces Japan (Forward) and Japanese North East Army delivered and constructed the showers for internally displaced personnel at the Oshio Community Center. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000cTfA6RX2qqA/t/124/I0000cTfA6RX2qqA.jpg)
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![Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (FORWARD)(CLR-35(FRWD)), and members from the North Eastern Japanese Army install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshio Community Center in Matsushima, Japan on 26 March 2011 during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi gives Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) for the areas in Japan affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks, and tsunami. U.S. Government support to Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. These efforts include coordination by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, in constant consultation with Japanese Authorities and USPACOM. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000JgG2k.4jVdE/t/124/I0000JgG2k.4jVdE.jpg)
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![MATSUSHIMA, Japan EPfc. Adam Santana (left) and Sgt. Eric Howard lay in floor boards for field shower units here March 26. Service members with United States Forces Japan (Forward) and Japanese North East Army delivered and constructed the showers for internally displaced personnel at the Oshio Community Center. Santana and Howard are both water support technicians with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, attached to Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (Forward), 3rd Marine Logistics Group. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YuhM0j1IJSk/t/124/I0000YuhM0j1IJSk.jpg)
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![Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (FORWARD)(CLR-35(FRWD)), and members from the North Eastern Japanese Army install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshio Community Center in Matsushima, Japan on 26 March 2011 during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi gives Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) for the areas in Japan affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks, and tsunami. U.S. Government support to Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. These efforts include coordination by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, in constant consultation with Japanese Authorities and USPACOM. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000MxhQHUrXeKY/t/124/I0000MxhQHUrXeKY.jpg)
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![MATSUSHIMA, Japan EMarines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, attached to Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (Forward), 3rd Marine Logistics Group, offload field shower equipment here March 26. Service members with United States Forces Japan (Forward) and Japanese North East Army delivered and constructed the showers for internally displaced personnel at the Oshio Community Center. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00000oY.AyMBGSo/t/124/I00000oY.AyMBGSo.jpg)
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![Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 (MWSS-171), Combat Logistics Regiment 35 (FORWARD)(CLR-35(FRWD)), and members from the North Eastern t install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshio Community Center in Matsushima, Japan on 26 March 2011 during Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi gives Humanitarian Aid and Disaster Relief (HADR) for the areas in Japan affected by the recent earthquake, aftershocks, and tsunami. U.S. Government support to Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. These efforts include coordination by the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development, in constant consultation with Japanese Authorities and USPACOM. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000sw.BSN2Ve2s/t/124/I0000sw.BSN2Ve2s.jpg)
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![March 22, 2011, a U.S. Marine with the Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (HMM-262), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) stacks water jugs on a pallet in the hangar bay aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex (LHD-2), during Operation Tomodachi. The 31st MEU makes preparations for potential humanitarian assistance/disaster relief effort in the wake of the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00008tdCBdraBY8/t/124/I00008tdCBdraBY8.jpg)
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![March 22, 2011, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), fill water jugs in the hangar bay aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex (LHD-2), during Operation Tomodachi. The 31st MEU makes preparations for potential humanitarian assistance/disaster relief effort in the wake of the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BvIJ2ehfqMU/t/124/I0000BvIJ2ehfqMU.jpg)
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![March 22, 2011, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), fill water jugs in the hangar bay aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex (LHD-2), during Operation Tomodachi. The 31st MEU makes preparations for potential humanitarian assistance/disaster relief effort in the wake of the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ZWTO6AGiNIg/t/124/I0000ZWTO6AGiNIg.jpg)
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![U.S. ambassador to Japan, John V. Roos speaks with Japanese locals March 23 while touring an internal displacement camp. The U.S. government is able to coordinate government of Japan requests and rapidly respond with critically needed capabilities and supplies in times of crises because of the long standing and close working relationship with Japanese counterparts. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000xOXkofHhhFw/t/124/I0000xOXkofHhhFw.jpg)
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![U.S. ambassador to Japan, John V. Roos speaks with Japanese locals March 23 while touring an internal displacement camp. The U.S. government is able to coordinate government of Japan requests and rapidly respond with critically needed capabilities and supplies in times of crises because of the long standing and close working relationship with Japanese counterparts. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000plcHfiZ89TA/t/124/I0000plcHfiZ89TA.jpg)
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![March 22, 2011, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), prepare to fill water jugs in the hangar bay aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex (LHD-2), during Operation Tomodachi. The 31st MEU makes preparations for potential humanitarian assistance/disaster relief effort in the wake of the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000LJz7HpbyzPc/t/124/I0000LJz7HpbyzPc.jpg)
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![March 22, 2011, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), fill boxes with first aid supplies in the hangar bay aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex (LHD-2), during Operation Tomodachi. The 31st MEU makes preparations for potential humanitarian assistance/disaster relief effort in the wake of the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000iLNqXQ9wXlE/t/124/I0000iLNqXQ9wXlE.jpg)
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![March 22, 2011, U.S. Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU), prepare to fill water jugs in the hangar bay aboard the forward deployed amphibious assault ship U.S.S. Essex (LHD-2), during Operation Tomodachi. The 31st MEU makes preparations for potential humanitarian assistance/disaster relief effort in the wake of the earthquakes and subsequent tsunami that struck Japan. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BUWYR6VT7Ok/t/124/I0000BUWYR6VT7Ok.jpg)
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![Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit move pallets of supplies during a humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, March 23. Navy and Marine Corps involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, coordinated with the government of Japan's ongoing relief efforts, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon. (Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006].](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00009_JbKvA2NK4/t/124/I00009_JbKvA2NK4.jpg)
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![Marines with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, unload pallets of humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies during a delivery made, March 23. Navy and Marine Corps involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, coordinated with the government of Japan's ongoing relief efforts, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon.Å@(Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000rmD1w.otPB8/t/124/I0000rmD1w.otPB8.jpg)
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![A crew chief of a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter, with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, talks with a Japanese Self-Defense Force member during a humanitarian aid and disaster relief mission, March 23. Navy and Marine Corps involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, coordinated with the government of Japan's ongoing relief efforts, after a 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan causing widespread damage. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is ready to support our Japanese partners and to provide assistance when called upon.Å@(Photo by USMC/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000o9.ibi9YFVg/t/124/I0000o9.ibi9YFVg.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2011) Sailors aboard the Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Shiloh (CG 67) receive cargo from the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9). Shiloh is off the northeastern coast of Japan conducting humanitarian assistance operations as part of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000FOH79YN3VKw/t/124/I0000FOH79YN3VKw.jpg)
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![MIYAKO, Japan (March 22, 2011) Gunnery Sgt. Sam Carnes, right, and a member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force direct the movement of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies unloaded from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262. The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex, USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating off the coast of Hachinohe in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000htgAjNavGJ8/t/124/I0000htgAjNavGJ8.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2011) Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) prepare to launch helicopters loaded with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies. USS Essex, USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating off the coast of Hachinohe in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000CdHObXX30G4/t/124/I0000CdHObXX30G4.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2011) A crew member of the Military Sealift Command dry cargo and ammunition ship USNS Matthew Perry (T-AKE 9) attaches cargo to a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter assigned to the Flying Tigers of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 during a vertical replenishment. The Flying Tigers are conducting humanitarian assistance missions in Northern Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Z81XhuZjGDU/t/124/I0000Z81XhuZjGDU.jpg)
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![MIYAKO, Japan (March 22, 2011) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members Japanese civilians wave goodbye to a CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter after it delivered humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies from the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). USS Essex, USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating off the coast of Hachinohe in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]..](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00005H0pnnqtYbk/t/124/I00005H0pnnqtYbk.jpg)
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![MIYAKO, Japan (March 22, 2011) Gunnery Sgt. Sam Carnes and a member of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force unload humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter launched from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). USS Essex, USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating off the coast of Hachinohe in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000OV1k6e5Cbq4/t/124/I0000OV1k6e5Cbq4.jpg)
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![MIYAKO, Japan (March 22, 2011) A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter launched from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) and assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 transports humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies to Miyako, Japan. USS Essex, USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) and USS Germantown (LSD 42) with the embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit are currently operating off the coast of Hachinohe in northeastern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000Pshm_lQ6s.U/t/124/I0000Pshm_lQ6s.U.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2011) Sailors load boxes of Meals Ready-to-Eat onto an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Warlords of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light (HSL) 51 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BVOTz6MqNvk/t/124/I0000BVOTz6MqNvk.jpg)
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![PACIFIC OCEAN (March 22, 2011) Sailors and Marines load food and humanitarian assistance supplies onto an SH-60B Sea Hawk helicopter assigned to the Battle Cats of Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HSL) 43 aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is operating off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fdN59GHpI5g/t/124/I0000fdN59GHpI5g.jpg)
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