Marines, sailors support Operation Tomodachi by air, land, sea [Image 2 of 3]

IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JAPAN

03.22.2011

Photo by Lance Cpl. Jennifer Pirante 

Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni

Combat Logistics Company 36 unloads more than 230 tons of palletized bottled water here, March 22, to be transported via KC-130J aircraft to Sendai, Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi is a joint humanitarian assistance operation implimented by the U.S. Armed Forces and Japan to provide aid following the approximately 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the Tohoku region of northern Japan, March 11. Since relief efforts began, more than 1.5 million pounds of food, water, cargo, supplies and equipment have been prepared and transported via air, land and sea to support affected areas.

• Date Taken: 03.22.2011
• Date Posted: 05.03.2011 09:07
• Photo ID: 397068
• VIRIN: 110322-M-KW153-179
• Resolution: 4752x3168
• Size: 1.35 MB
• Location: IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, JP