Tortuga Sailors, Japanese Army Forces Support Operation Tomodachi

Tortuga Sailors, Japanese Army Forces Support Operation Tomodachi Tube. Duration : 2.90 Mins.

TOMAKOMAI KO, Japan (March 15, 2011) Japan Self-Defense Force (JSDF) armored vehicles are loaded into the well deck aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46). Tortuga loaded humanitarian supplies and more than 20 vehicles to support Operation Tomodachi, a humanitarian assistance mission in the wake of a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and a subsequent tsunami in Japan. (US Navy video/Released)

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Operation Tomodachi Slideshow

Operation Tomodachi Slideshow Tube. Duration : 3.55 Mins.

The Department of Defense is offering assistance following the devastating natural disasters in Japan. Operation Tomodachi (Japanese for "friendship") involves 14 US Navy ships, more than 100 aircraft and thousands of US service members either assisting or prepared to assist the Japanese people. See more DoD videos at www.dodvclips.mil

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