III MEF VIDEOS

Five years after the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster, the world again turns its eyes to Northeast Japan, and the little fishing town of Kesennuma that hugs the coastline in the Tohoku region. March 11 marks the 5 year anniversary of the disaster and the start of Operation Tomodachi.

Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force provided humanitarian assistance and disaster relief support in the Philippines as a result of typhoon Bopha. Colonel Mark J. Menotti, the officer in charge of the III MEF Forward Command Element, speaks about the operation.

Package of a humanitarian assistance survey team, consisting of 10 Marines from III Marine Expeditionary Force, departed from here for Bangkok, Thailand, to assess the flooded areas and the magnitude of assistance needed Oct. 15. The role of the Marine Corps during any humanitarian assistance and disaster response is to rapidly respond with critically needed capabilities to deliver assistance and relief to the area requiring immediate aid. III MEF regularly trains to respond to natural disasters during exercises held on Okinawa and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Soundbites from Col. John A. Ostrowski. Produced by Lance Cpl. Matheus Hernandez.

Audio package of a humanitarian assistance survey team,...