The USS Essex (LHD 2), with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit aboard, nears the coast of Japan at sunrise, Mar. 27, 2011. The 31st MEU and Amphibious Squadron 11 delivered food, water, comfort items and commercial repair vehicles to residents on the isolated island of Oshima using U.S. Navy landing craft, demonstrating the MEU’s 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 in coordination with the Japanese Self Defense Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Caleb Eames/Released)
Date Taken: | 03.27.2011 |
Date Posted: | 04.09.2015 00:49 |
Photo ID: | 1863903 |
VIRIN: | 110327-M-CE123-473 |
Resolution: | 1000x600 |
Size: | 41.65 KB |
Location: | OSHIMA, MIYAGI, JP |
Web Views: | 58 |
Downloads: | 7 |
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