Churashima Rescue Exercise 2016

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Channel: Stars and Stripes · 2016 · News & Politics

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The U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa further solidified its working relationship with Japan’s Self-Defense Forces Thursday as they participated in the Japanese disaster relief exercise, Churashima Rescue Exercise 2016. The exercise was designed to prepare the two allied nations for a mega earthquake and tsunami such as the one that rocked mainland Japan in March 2011. This year marked only the second time the Marines on Okinawa have participated.

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