Navy, Marine Corps provide relief for Japanese earthquake victims
U.S. Navy and Marine Corps personnel delivered supplies in support of the Japanese government's relief effort following recent earthquakes near Kumamoto.
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Luis R. Diaz gives a thumbs-up to a member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force while unloading an MV-22B Osprey Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, at Haksui Sports Park in Minamiaso, Japan, April 20, 2016. A total of 18,000 pounds of relief supplies, including food and water, were delivered within the span of three hours. The 31st MEU is the only continually forward-deployed MEU and remains the Marine Corps’ force-in-readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.
(U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Royce Dorman)
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