NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan (March 11, 2014)1 of 4
Naval Air Facility Misawa and its tenant and deployed command personnel participate in a remembrance ceremony in honor of the third anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake. Japan experienced a powerful 9.0-magnitude earthquake, March 11, 2011, which also triggered a massive tsunami that devastated Japan's eastern seaboard. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Erin Devenberg (Released) 140311-N-DP652-010
AEGEAN SEA (March 10, 2014)2 of 4
A CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 263 (Reinforced), 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (22nd MEU), lands aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5), returning U.S. Marines after completing a bilateral exercise in Greece with the Hellenic Army. The 22nd MEU is deployed to the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility with the Bataan Amphibious Ready Group as a sea-based, expeditionary crisis response force capable of conducting amphibious missions across the full range of military operations. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Austin Hazard (Released) 140310-M-HZ646-008
ANTALYA, Turkey (March 9, 2014)3 of 4
A liberty boat departs USS George H. W. Bush (CVN 77) taking Sailors to Antalya, Turkey. Bush is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Eric S. Garst (Released) 140309-N-PS473-008
AEGEAN SEA (March 10, 2014)4 of 4
Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Handling) 3rd Class Elizabeth Blasco directs a CH-53 Super Stallion onto the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5). The Bataan Amphibious Ready Group is on a scheduled deployment supporting maritime security operations, providing crisis response capability and conducting theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Mark Hays (Released) 140310-N-JX484-115
