Marines and sailors from III Marine Expeditionary Force are actively providing support for foreign humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in mainland Japan. The operation, known as Tomodachi, means "friends" in Japanese, and was chosen by Japan.
Marines loaded palettes of food, water and medical supplies into a KC-130J Super Hercules aircraft on the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma flight line on March 12, to provide assistance in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan.
The aircraft carries more than 8,600 pounds of supplies to assist the victims of the disaster. Marines worked through the night loading planes with more supplies and personnel to be delivered to affected areas. The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to areas that need it most.
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Thanks for helping us! We all Japanese really appreciate for the Operation Tomodachi!
Great information! Nice to see what the Marines in Okinawa are doing. I'm on the Blue Ridge where Sailors and Marines from FAST Company Pacific loaded tons of supplies and disaster relief to Japan.
I have pics and information from our efforts on my website if you'd like to look.
http://scenewithahart.com/asia/operation-tomodachi-japan-disaster-relief/
Hah my name is Zeke too :D Came across this post while searching for "operation tomodachi". Hope everything works out for Japan! I'm doing a fundraising at my school at the moment. Hope it will help.
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