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    31st MEU Marines Aid Displaced Bougainville Villagers [Image 7 of 18]

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    31st MEU Marines Aid Displaced Bougainville Villagers

    BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PAPUA NEW GUINEA

    08.11.2023

    Photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez 

    31st Marine Expeditionary Unit       

    U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Paige Sportsman, a MV-22B Osprey aircrew chief with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, illustrates how to put on a life preserver unit to the United States Agency for International Development workers 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 USAID’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. Sportsman is a Nixa, Missouri native. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez)

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    Date Taken: 08.11.2023
    Date Posted: 08.13.2023 23:09
    Photo ID: 7969175
    VIRIN: 230811-M-CX509-1140
    Resolution: 6720x4480
    Size: 10.81 MB
    Location: BOUGAINVILLE ISLAND, PG

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