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Feb 12, 2012

Japanese refugees are guided onto a U.S. CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter with Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, during a non-combatant evacuation operation exercise here, Feb. 12. The training scenario included military forces from the U.S., including Combat Logistics Battalion 31, 31st MEU, and other MEU elements alongside Kingdom of Thailand, Republic of Korea, Japan, Indonesia and Malaysia. The event was part of the 31st iteration of exercise Cobra Gold 2012, a multi-lateral training event that demonstrates the resolve of the U.S. and participating nations to increase interoperability and promote security and peace throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The 31st MEU is the only continuously forward-deployed MEU and remains the nation’s force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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