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Japan Disaster Could Have Lessons for Marine Corps
The nuclear disaster that followed Japan's earthquake and tsunami in March could help the Marine Corps prepare for worst case scenario battles, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.
In an article and video published Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported that there could be lessons for the U.S. military in the nuclear disaster that followed a catastrophic earthquake and tsunami in Japan in March:
In a briefing last week for the visiting commandant of the Marine Corps, local-based Marines said the experience of Operation Tomodachi, the Japan relief effort launched after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, could help the U.S. military respond to worst-case battle scenarios.
Camp Pendleton Marines attached to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit assisted in humanitarian cleanup and supply relief in northern Japan following the catastrophe.
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