A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter departs Sendai Airport with 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima, Japan. U.S. Army Japan is supporting the Joint Force Land Component Command in assisting displace... More
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force - Tohoku at Camp Sendai, Japan. Present, as well, was Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan. Kan and Walsh addressed th... More
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan set up a shower station
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan set up a shower station near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying, April 7. Service members have been setting up shower stations, so the displaced Ja... More
Japanese Self-Defense Force members and a Marine with
Japanese Self-Defense Force members and a Marine with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, carry a pallets of blankets from helicopters to a staging area here, Mar... More
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit pick up debris on Oshima, as part of ongoing disaster relief efforts. Marines and sailors with the 31st MEU are on Oshima Island to help clear a harbor and... More
Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces
Members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense Forces began to emerge from the woods and stand still as statues in preparation for their patrol during the command visit to the newly-minted non-commissioned officer... More
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine
U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505, shakes the hand of Japan Ground Self Defense Force Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general ... More
Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11 direct Japanese
Sailors with Amphibious Squadron 11 direct Japanese utility repair vehicles into a U.S. Navy landing craft at the dock in Kesennuma, March 27. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and PHIBRON-11 transported the v... More
Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific
Navy Adm. Robert F. Willard, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, gives a toy to a child while touring a shelter facility in Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 23. Willard and John V. Roos, U.S. amb... More
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force - Tohoku at Camp Sendai, Japan. Present, as well, are Adm. Patrick Walsh, commander of the Joint Support Forces - Japan; Lt. Gen. Burton Field, commanding f... More
Capt. Masanori Ide, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force
Capt. Masanori Ide, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force liaison officer to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (left), discusses the extensive damage to the port here, Mar. 27, 2011.
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, cuts up a tree on top of a pile of rubble, April 4. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st MEU is re... More
U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and
U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton paid a visit to the newly-minted Japan Ground Self Defense Force non-commissioned officer school during their ... More
Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Carter, JFLICC FWD, battle
Sgt. 1st Class Scott D. Carter, JFLICC FWD, battle non-commissioned officer in charge, Schenectady, N.Y., native, removes glass from a broken door frame in the Nobiru Rail Station, Tohoku region, Japan, April 2... More
Sgt. Eerrik Byrd and Spc. Eric Martinez, from U.S.
Sgt. Eerrik Byrd and Spc. Eric Martinez, from U.S. Army Japan’s Logistics Task Force 35, set up a Satellite dish at Sendai Airport. This communications equipment will allow for the establishment of a Humanitari... More
Marines from combat cargo load a CH-46E Sea Knight
Marines from combat cargo load a CH-46E Sea Knight with humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in support of Op... More
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral training exercise, Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity... More
A bulldozer driven by a Marine with the Battalion Landing
A bulldozer driven by a Marine with the Battalion Landing Team, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, breaks a destroyed house into smaller pieces and moves it off a road, April 4. As part... More
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense soldier greets a local
A Japanese Ground Self-Defense soldier greets a local pizzeria owner, who has donated twelve pizzas to U.S. and Japanese soldiers at Ishinomaki Sports Complex, Japan, April 25. The pizzas were given as a token ... More
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers at Sendai Airport as soldiers from USARJ’s, Logistics Task Force 35 secure 3800 lbs. of water onto the hook of the aircraft bound for Okushima, Japan. USARJ ... More
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers at Sendai Airport as soldiers from USARJ’s, Logistics Task Force 35 secure 3800 lbs. of water onto the hook of the aircraft bound for Okushima, Japan. USARJ ... More
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral exercise Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity for them ... More
A fishing boat and debris from buildings destroyed
A fishing boat and debris from buildings destroyed by a tsunami block a road in a coastal area of northern Japan. The tsunami was triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck 230 miles off the coast of J... More
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion,
Marines with Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pull a cable from the winch of a bulldozer, April 4. The Marines were in the process of tearing down a house damag... More
A Sailor signals the Marine pilots of a CH-53E Super
A Sailor signals the Marine pilots of a CH-53E Super Stallion with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, as it takes off during flight operations March 17. The 31st... More
Burned buildings and debris surrounds the port here,
Burned buildings and debris surrounds the port here, March 27, 2011, the result of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Caleb Eames/Released)
USARJ Commander meets with NEA Commander
Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimikuza, commander, North Eastern Army, Japan Ground Self Defense Force headquartered in Sendai, Japan greets Maj. Gen. Michael T. Harrison Sr., Commander of the U.S. Army Japan, as the two began... More
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force; Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan; Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general, JGSDF North-Eas... More
In grand pomp and circumstance, service members marched
In grand pomp and circumstance, service members marched onto the parade field. Dec. 6, for the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 63. Yama Sakura is a bilateral training exercise held twice a year with members of ... More
A Buddah statue lies in the mix of rocks and rubble.
A Buddah statue lies in the mix of rocks and rubble. The island of Oshima is being supported with clean-up operations by Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, from the 31st Marine Expedi... More
Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint
Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan; Lt. Gen. Burton Field, commanding general, U.S. Forces Japan; Brig. Gen. William Crowe, deputy commanding general, U.S. Forces Japan; ... More
Master Sgt. Claudesedrick Grace, the non-commission
Master Sgt. Claudesedrick Grace, the non-commission officer in charge of Joint Force Land Component Command (Forward), and Detroit native, removes a frame of broken glass from the Nobiru Rail Station, April 21 ... More
A toy truck remains in the debris April 1 after a earthquake
A toy truck remains in the debris April 1 after a earthquake and tsunami struck the island March 11. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, are aiding local... More
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious
Sailors assigned to the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex clean up debris from a harbor. Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and sailors assigned to the Essex Amphibious Read... More
James E. “Jim” Webb (right), a senator from Virginia,
James E. “Jim” Webb (right), a senator from Virginia, and Carl Levin (left), a U.S. senator from Michigan, meet an rail station official at the Nobiru Rail Station in the Tohoku Region of Japan, April 29. The t... More
Lance Cpl. Anthony Jecker, a crew chief assigned to
Lance Cpl. Anthony Jecker, a crew chief assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 passes boxes of cereal donated by Naval Air Facility Atsugi residents to a man at an evacuation center in Northern... More
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a patriot missle operator maintainer with Alpha Battery, 1-1 Air Defense Artillery, and another soldier set up an exhuast vent for a field shower unit near Doge... More
Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary
Marines and sailors from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Force meet with the local city leaders to discuss the severly damaged areas desperately in need of assistance in clean-up efforts. The island of Oshima, st... More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505 commander, tours Oshima Island during a cleanup operation here April 3. The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III M... More
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force; Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan; Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general, JGSDF North-Eas... More
Cpl. Bryan S. Barrow and Ikuta Yataru, 8, shovel dirt
Cpl. Bryan S. Barrow and Ikuta Yataru, 8, shovel dirt 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 ... More
A soldier with U.S. Army Japan prepares to install
A soldier with U.S. Army Japan prepares to install a vent in the field shower station the Army has setup near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying, April 7. Service members have b... More
Three CH-46E Sea Knights prepare to deliver humanitarian
Three CH-46E Sea Knights prepare to deliver humanitarian assistance and disaster relief supplies from the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) in support of Operation To... More
Shipping containers remain scattered like toy blocks
Shipping containers remain scattered like toy blocks in a shipyard of a northern coast of Japan. A massive tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake March 11, ravaged coastal areas of northern Japan, des... More
Capt. Vieet Rajan, III Marine Expeditionary Force,
Capt. Vieet Rajan, III Marine Expeditionary Force, speaks with survivors at a shelter facility located inside Watariha Elementary School, Ishinomaki city, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, March 23. Rajan accompanied J... More
Service members marched onto the parade field. Dec.
Service members marched onto the parade field. Dec. 6, for the opening ceremony of Yama Sakura 63. Yama Sakura is a bilateral training exercise held twice a year with members of the Japanese Ground Self Defense... More
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan and Japanese Ground Self
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force members set up a field shower station tent near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying April 7. Service members ... More
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force; Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan; Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general, JGSDF North-Eas... More
The USS Essex (LHD 2) remains ready to offer assistance
The USS Essex (LHD 2) remains ready to offer assistance to Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. Navy and Marine Corps involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, coordinated through the U.S. D... More
Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint
Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan, and Lt. Gen. Eiji Kimizuka, commanding general, JGSDF North-Eastern Regional Army, during a visit to the Camp Sendai, Japan.
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground
Gen. Ryoichi Oriki, chief of staff of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force, and Lt. Gen. Burton Field, commanding general, U.S. Forces - Japan, during a visit to Camp Sendai, Japan.
Burned buildings and debris surrounds the port here,
Burned buildings and debris surrounds the port here, March 27, 2011, the result of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Caleb Eames/Released)
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd
A Marine with Company G, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, moves a destroyed car during Operation “Field Day”, April 4. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the 31st ... More
US Army helps clean Japan train station
Col. Lance Koenig, the 10th Joint Logistics Task Force commander explains how the U.S. Army can help clean two train stations to Japanese Ground Self Defense Force soldiers in the Tohoku Region of Japan, April... More
U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and
U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Payton paid a visit to the newly-minted Japan Ground Self Defense Force non-commissioned officer school during their ... More
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma-based CH-46E Sea Knight
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma-based CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), prepare for takeoff here Marc... More
Capt. Jesse Iglesias, from U.S. Army Japan’s Logistics
Capt. Jesse Iglesias, from U.S. Army Japan’s Logistics Task Force 35, gives a backpack full of toys, clothes, blankets, and hygiene items to a child temporarily living at Minato Elementary School who was displa... More
An abandoned vehicle lays propped on its side April
An abandoned vehicle lays propped on its side April 1 after a earthquake and tsunami struck the island March 11. Marines and sailors with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, III Marine Expeditionary Force, are ... More
A page from a photograph album floats amongst debris
A page from a photograph album floats amongst debris in a harbor on the Japanese island of Oshima. The photographs showed what the harbor looked like before it was destroyed by a tsunami that followed a 9.0 mag... More
Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward)
Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) disembark from a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter here March 14 during Operation Tomodachi. Personnel with III MEF (Fwd) established a humanitarian assistance c... More
April 1, 2011, a house stands among rubble and debris
April 1, 2011, a house stands among rubble and debris at Uranohama Port, Oshima Island, Japan, in the aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the region. The 31st MEU's involvement is par... More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505 commander, watches Marines and sailors sort through he wreckage of homes and buildings during a clean-up operatio... More
April 1, 2011, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th
April 1, 2011, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), inspect a wrecked car on a roof top during a humanitarian assistance/disa... More
A toy lies in the mixed rubble of what used to be a
A toy lies in the mixed rubble of what used to be a bustling harbor before a tsunami destroyed the homes and busniesses of the local residents March 11. The Uranohama Port and its two, large ferries, were a mai... More
A local resident gazes at his home that was turned
A local resident gazes at his home that was turned onto its side by a tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake 230 miles of the coast of Tokyo March 11.
Two homes remain standing amongst what used to be a
Two homes remain standing amongst what used to be a small neighborhood, but is now cluttered with debris after a tsunami ripped through the northern coastal areas of Japan March 11. The tsunami was triggered by... More
Carl Levin (middle), a U.S. senator from Michigan,
Carl Levin (middle), a U.S. senator from Michigan, greets Maj. Gen. Masaki Sugiyama, the Matsushima Commanding General in the Tohoku Region of Japan, April 29. Senators Levin, and James E. “Jim” Webb, a U.S. se... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), lands at an improvised landing zone in Sendai, Japan, March 14 as p... More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary
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 E... More
A Marine Corps Air Station Futenma-based CH-46E Sea
A Marine Corps Air Station Futenma-based CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), flies over the city here Mar... More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505 commander, listens to a local woman explaining the destruction to her home here April 3. The 31st Marine Expediti... More
Marines, sailors with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment,
Marines, sailors with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Force step off a landing craft utility April 1 in preparation to aid in clean-up efforts. The island of Oshima was crippled by... More
Two several-ton ferries, still attached to their concrete
Two several-ton ferries, still attached to their concrete pier, sit on the road leading to the harbor. The ferries, along with their pier, were lifted and moved almost 100 yards inland by the massive tsunami th... More
April 1, 2011, a Japanese citizen walks by a damaged
April 1, 2011, a Japanese citizen walks by a damaged building at Uranohama Port, Oshima Island, Japan, in the aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the region. The 31st MEU's involvemen... More
April 2, 2011, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th
April 2, 2011, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), dissassemble the wall framing of a house during a humanitarian assistance... More
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force - Tohoku at Camp Sendai, Japan. Kan addressed the Japanese and American forces who are currently working together as part of Operation Tomodachi. Operation ... More
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers at Sendai Airport as soldiers from USARJ’s, Logistics Task Force 35 secure 3800 lbs. of water onto the hook of the aircraft bound for Okushima, Japan. USARJ ... More
A member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force takes
A member of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force takes a knee to secure the area as fellow members met nearby to discuss their battle plan. U.S. Army Pacific Command Sgt. Maj. Frank Leota and U.S. Army Japan Com... More
U.S. and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force service
U.S. and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force service members view extensive damage to the port here, Mar. 27, 2011, the result of the 9.0 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Caleb Eames/Released)
The USS Essex (LHD 2) remains ready to offer assistance
The USS Essex (LHD 2) remains ready to offer assistance to Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. Navy and Marine Corps involvement is part of a larger U.S. government response, coordinated through the U.S. D... More
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary
Lt. Gen. Kenneth J. Glueck, III Marine Expeditionary Force commanding general and Task Force 505 commander, walks through rubble and debris from houses and buildings destroyed when a 9.0 magnitude earthquake tr... More
Col. Craig Q. Timberlake, left, acting commanding general
Col. Craig Q. Timberlake, left, acting commanding general of III Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward) command element; Col. Christopher Coke, middle, chief of staff for III MEF (Fwd) command element; and Lt. Co... More
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter
A CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, flies over Miyako, Japan March, 21. The helicopter was carrying water and blankets to aid ... More
April 2, 2011, Japanese citizens pick through debris
April 2, 2011, Japanese citizens pick through debris at Uranohama Port, Oshima Island, Japan, in the aftermath of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that struck the region. The 31st MEU's involvement is part... More
April 2, 2011, a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th
April 2, 2011, a U.S. Marine with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), cuts a wall beam with a chainsaw during a humanitarian assistance/disast... More
Marines from combat cargo load CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters
Marines from combat cargo load CH-46E Sea Knight helicopters with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, with humanitarian aid and disaster relief supplies on the fl... More
April 1, 2011, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th
April 1, 2011, U.S. Marines with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team (BLT), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), pull debris from the water during a humanitarian assistance/disaster reli... More
A surfboard floats in the water with wood and debris
A surfboard floats in the water with wood and debris from boats and homes that were destroyed by a massive tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake March 11.
Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine
Marines and sailors with 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Force pulls up to a landing dock carrying Marines, sailors, vehicles and equipment to be used for clean-up operations aroun... More
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force
Prime Minister Naoto Kan visited the Joint Task Force - Tohoku at Camp Sendai, Japan. Present, as well, was Adm. Patrick Walsh, commanding general of the Joint Support Forces - Japan. Kan and Walsh shook hands ... More
A load consisting of 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima,
A load consisting of 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima, Japan, awaits a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on the tarmac at Sendai Airport. U.S. Army Japan is supporting the Joint Force Land Component Command in a... More
Carl Levin (middle), a U.S. senator from Michigan,
Carl Levin (middle), a U.S. senator from Michigan, thanks Maj. Gen. Masaki Sugiyama (left), the Matsushima Commanding General in the Tohoku Region of Japan, April 29. Senators Levin, and James E. “Jim” Webb, a ... More
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral
While visiting Camp Sendai for the Yama Sakura 63 bilateral training exercise, Stephen Lowell, U.S Army Japan, host nation relations officer, invited Iga and Kitahara for a luncheon and provided the opportunity... More
A section of what once was a bridge connecting some
A section of what once was a bridge connecting some of the small islands of northern Japan remains displaced more than three weeks after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan March 1... More
A chain is formed by Marines and residents near an
A chain is formed by Marines and residents near an evacuation center in Northern Japan to move relief supplies from a CH 46E Sea Knight helicopter. The Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa based Dragons o... More
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers at Sendai Airport as soldiers from USARJ’s, Logistics Task Force 35 secure 3800 lbs. of water onto the hook of the aircraft bound for Okushima, Japan. USARJ ... More
Yukinao Kitahara (left) of the South Kauto Defense
Yukinao Kitahara (left) of the South Kauto Defense Bureau and Mr. Iga of of the Tohoku Defense Bureau share their new experience eating a MRE (meal ready to eat) while conducting a visit to Camp Sendai to obser... More
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovers at Sendai Airport as soldiers from USARJ’s, Logistics Task Force 35 secure 3800 lbs. of water onto the hook of the aircraft bound for Okushima, Japan. USARJ ... More
Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Jones, director of Coalition Naval
Rear Adm. Jeffrey S. Jones, director of Coalition Naval Advisory and Training Team, speaks with a resident of Oshima, to discuss the progress of disaster relief operations. Marines and sailors assigned to the 3... More
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares
A U.S. Army Japan UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter prepares to depart Sendai Airport with 3800 lbs. of water bound for Okushima, Japan. U.S. Army Japan is supporting the Joint Force Land Component Command in assisti... More