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Dec 8, 2013

Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit disembark from the USS Ashland (LSD-48) here, Dec. 3 after spending more than two weeks assisting the Armed Forces of the Philippines in disaster relief efforts during Operation Damayan. Elements of the 31st MEU left Okinawa within 96 hours of receiving the mission, departing on Nov. 17. The 31st MEU is the Marine Corps force in readiness in the Asia-Pacific region and is the only continuously forward deployed MEU.

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