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Japan Self-Defense Forces service members load earthquake relief items onto an MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, April 18, 2016. American 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit members were in Iwakuni to support relief efforts in response to the earthquakes that struck the island of Kyushu. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Jennifer Giles

31st MEU Marines Support Government of Japan's Relief Efforts with MV-22B Osprey

Japan Self-Defense Forces service members load earthquake relief items onto an MV-22B Osprey belonging to Marine Medium Tilt rotor Squadron 265, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Marine Corps Air Station, Iwakuni, Japan, April 18, 2016. American 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit members were in Iwakuni to support relief efforts in response to the earthquakes that struck the island of Kyushu. Marine Corps photo by Capt. Jennifer Giles

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