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    31st MEU: Humanitarian Assistance Bougainville [Image 19 of 22]

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    31st MEU: Humanitarian Assistance Bougainville

    BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    08.12.2023

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Alexander Velasquez, a CH-53E Super Stallion aircrew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, offloads supplies from a Super Stallion during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 12, 2023. The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the 31st MEU in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance are supporting U.S. government efforts for foreign disaster relief in Bougainville at the request of the government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, after the volcanic eruption of Mount Bagana. Velasquez is a Roosevelt, New Jersey native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez)

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    Date Taken: 08.12.2023
    Date Posted: 08.13.2023 20:25
    Photo ID: 7968497
    VIRIN: 230812-M-CX509-1325
    Resolution: 6570x4380
    Size: 13.98 MB
    Location: BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PG
    Hometown: ROOSEVELT, NEW JERSEY, US

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