Mikako Miyagi, left, relays information about the MV-22B Osprey to members of the Osprey Fan Club July 10 on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Miyagi is the president of the fan club. Photo by Lance Cpl. John S. Gargano - Mikako Miyagi, left, relays information about the MV-22B Osprey to members of the Osprey Fan Club July 10 on the flight line at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. Miyagi is the president of the fan club. Photo by Lance Cpl. John S. Gargano
U.S. Marine Corps Col. Craig Timberlake, left, commander of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Okinawa, and Japan Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen Eiji Kimizuka, Joint Task Force Tohoku commander, plant a dogwood tree to symbolize the ongoing friendship between Japan and the U.S., Sendai, Japan, April 7, 2011. Kimizuka and Timberlake were participating in a ceremony to commemorate the transfer of authority within the U.S. Forces, during Operation Tomodachi, from the Marine Corps to the Army. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. Craig Timberlake, left, commander of 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, out of Okinawa, and Japan Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen Eiji Kimizuka, Joint Task Force Tohoku commander, plant a dogwood tree to symbolize the ongoing friendship between Japan and the U.S., Sendai, Japan, April 7, 2011. Kimizuka and Timberlake were participating in a ceremony to commemorate the transfer of authority within the U.S. Forces, during Operation Tomodachi, from the Marine Corps to the Army.
Volunteers sort and box up clothing at the USO on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma April 6 for shipment to mainland Japan to aid in the relief efforts. - Volunteers sort and box up clothing at the USO on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma April 6 for shipment to mainland Japan to aid in the relief efforts.
Cpl. Tori K. Tadehara, left, a heavy equipment mechanic, Task Force Fuji, III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, rolls a barrel of kerosene towards one of the drop points. Marines with Task Force Fuji, III MEF (Fwd), and Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers unloaded four barrels of kerosene from a convoy here March 24. The convoy was supplying areas of Japan hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. Shelters, group homes and temporary Japanese Self-Defense Force bases established to conduct disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations will receive the kerosene to be used as heating fuel. Throughout the three-day mission, the Marines and sailors of TFF delivered 140 barrels of kerosene while traveling more than 400 miles on mountain roads in temperatures that were frequently below freezing. - Cpl. Tori K. Tadehara, left, a heavy equipment mechanic, Task Force Fuji, III Marine Expeditionary Force Forward, rolls a barrel of kerosene towards one of the drop points. Marines with Task Force Fuji, III MEF (Fwd), and Japanese Self-Defense Force soldiers unloaded four barrels of kerosene from a convoy here March 24. The convoy was supplying areas of Japan hardest hit by the earthquake and tsunami. Shelters, group homes and temporary Japanese Self-Defense Force bases established to conduct disaster relief and humanitarian assistance operations will receive the kerosene to be used as heating fuel. Throughout the three-day mission, the Marines and sailors of TFF delivered 140 barrels of kerosene while traveling more than 400 miles on mountain roads in temperatures that were frequently below freezing.
Army Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, right, generator technician, and Capt. Adan Maldonado, middle, liaison officer to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 5th Brigade, both with Joint Support Force Japan, work with a JGSDF member to move debris in Ishinomaki, Japan, April 1. The Logistics Combat Element, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Forward), led the U.S. forces participating in the cleanup which focused on preparing the school to reopen in the coming months. - Army Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, right, generator technician, and Capt. Adan Maldonado, middle, liaison officer to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 5th Brigade, both with Joint Support Force Japan, work with a JGSDF member to move debris in Ishinomaki, Japan, April 1. The Logistics Combat Element, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade (Forward), led the U.S. forces participating in the cleanup which focused on preparing the school to reopen in the coming months.
U.S. Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force, step off a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft in front of the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma passenger terminal April 5 as they travel from supporting Operation Tomodachi on mainland Japan. - U.S. Marines and sailors with III Marine Expeditionary Force, step off a KC-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft in front of the Marine Corps Air Station Futenma passenger terminal April 5 as they travel from supporting Operation Tomodachi on mainland Japan.
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Joint Task Force Fuji, both Joint Support Forces Japan, work with Japan Ground Self-Defense members to clear the entryway to the schoolyard here April 1. The JGSDF identified the school as particularly hard hit and coordinated a bilateral cleanup that involved Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen working alongside JGSDF members. - Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Joint Task Force Fuji, both Joint Support Forces Japan, work with Japan Ground Self-Defense members to clear the entryway to the schoolyard here April 1. The JGSDF identified the school as particularly hard hit and coordinated a bilateral cleanup that involved Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen working alongside JGSDF members.
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505 commander, watches Marines and sailors pick up debris during a clean-up operation here April 3. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III MEF, is aiding local government authorities and personnel in the clean up after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island March 11. - Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505 commander, watches Marines and sailors pick up debris during a clean-up operation here April 3. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III MEF, is aiding local government authorities and personnel in the clean up after an earthquake and tsunami struck the island March 11.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers and Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, unload water, food and toiletries at a distribution site 30 miles north of Sendai March 23. The Government of Japan is leading the relief efforts conducted in Japan. The Marine Corps is actively responding to requests by the Government of Japan to support the humanitarian assistance. - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Soldiers and Marines from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Air Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, unload water, food and toiletries at a distribution site 30 miles north of Sendai March 23. The Government of Japan is leading the relief efforts conducted in Japan. The Marine Corps is actively responding to requests by the Government of Japan to support the humanitarian assistance.
Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, and members from the Japan North Eastern Army install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshima Community Center in Oshima, Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan on March 26 during Operation Tomodachi. - Marines from Task Force Fuji and Marine Wing Support Squadron 171, Combat Logistics Regiment 35, and members from the Japan North Eastern Army install field showers for local Japanese families at the Oshima Community Center in Oshima, Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan on March 26 during Operation Tomodachi.