U.S. Marine Maj. Eric J. Mattson, left, from Plantsville,

U.S. Marine Maj. Eric J. Mattson, left, from Plantsville, Connecticut, brings simulated supplies to Shimoda Junior High School Aug. 31 alongside a member of the Japan Self-Defense Force during the Shizuoka Disaster Drill in the Shizuoka prefecture. The Shizuoka government conducts the drill to prepare for possible earthquakes and their aftermath. Historically, every 100-150 years there is a major earthquake in Shizuoka prefecture, with the last such earthquake occurring in 1854. Mattson is the Japan Observer Exchange Program Officer for III Marine Expeditionary Force. (U.S. Marine Corps Photo by Cpl. Thor J. Larson/Released)