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Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit took off from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni April 19, and landed aboard the JS Hyuga (DDH 181) in order to load releif supplies for the residents of the island of Kyushu. The 31st MEU is the only continually forward-deployed MEU and remains the Marine Corps' force-in-readiness in the Asia-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt. Royce Dorman)

The Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron 11 and USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6) held a moment of silence ceremony to honor the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Honshu region of Japan in March of 2011. Three years ago, the PHIBRON/MEU team was one of the first units to respond to the disaster during Operation Tomodachi. After the disaster on March 11, the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group was recalled to onload Marines and helicopters to support relief efforts, marking the start of a United States Forces Japan mobilization to aid in the Kesennuma and Oshima Island areas. Additionally, the current ground combat element of the 31st MEU, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, was attached to the MEU three years ago during Operation Tomodachi. Also available in high definition.

The Marines and Sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Amphibious Squadron-11 and USS Bonhomme Richard held a moment of silence ceremony to honor the victims of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the Honshu region of Japan in March of 2011. Three years ago, the MEU/PHIBRON team was one of the first units to respond to the disaster during Operation Tomodachi. On March 11, the USS Essex Amphibious Ready Group was recalled to onload Marines and helicopters to support relief efforts, marking the start of a United States Forces Japan mobilization to aid in the Kesennuma and Oshima Island areas. Additionally, the current ground combat element of the 31st MEU, Battalion Landing Team 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, was attached to the MEU three years ago during Operation Tomodachi. Also available in high definition.

The remote island of Oshima, in northern Japan, has had no water or power for sixteen days. The earthquake and tsunami that ravaged the area also destroyed the island’s only two ferries, severely limiting relief efforts. The Japanese government requested help from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Gunnery Sergeant Jimmy Stare has more. Includes sound bites from 1st Lt. Robert Jankowski, Engineer Platoon Commander. jpearthquake11. Operation Tomodachi

Package about the 31st M.E.U. Medical Assistance Team gathering information in Natari, Japan, to find out how the M.E.U. can help people devastated by the earthquake and tsunami. Includes sound bites from Navy Lt. Patrick Magaina and Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force Lt. Cmdr. Isoi Naoaki. jpearthquake11, Operation Tomodachi

Package about how members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and Japan Self-Defense Force worked together during Operation Tomodachi to unload more than 2,400 pounds of clean water and blankets. Produced by Gunnery Sgt. James Stare.

The 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, embarked aboard three ships with Amphibious Squadron 11, continues to head toward the coast of mainland Japan to take part in Operation Tomodachi and respond to any requests for help from the Government of Japan. Produced by Gunnery Sgt. James Stare, jpearthquake11