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U.S. Marines secure a pallet of bottled water at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Japan, March 16, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, which is providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in mainland Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi.

SEA OF WATER

U.S. Marines secure a pallet of bottled water at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Japan, March 16, 2011. The Marines are assigned to the 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force, which is providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in mainland Japan as part of Operation Tomodachi.

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