Bougainville Disaster Response Joint-Agency workers coordinate with U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Thomas Rutter, the civil affair chief for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 11, 2023. The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the 31st MEU are working in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance at the request of the government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, after the volcanic eruption of Mount Bagana. Rutter is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez)
Date Taken: | 08.11.2023 |
Date Posted: | 08.13.2023 23:11 |
Photo ID: | 7969169 |
VIRIN: | 230811-M-CX509-1116 |
Resolution: | 6486x4324 |
Size: | 10.77 MB |
Location: | BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PG |
Hometown: | MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, US |
Web Views: | 69 |
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