![Earthquake ^ Tsunami - March 23, 2011 -- U. S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visits disaster victims at an emergency shelter in Ishinomaki, near Sendai, Japan. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTEvMDMvMjMvZWFydGhxdWFrZS10c3VuYW1pLW1hcmNoLTIzLTIwMTEtdS1zLWFtYmFzc2Fkb3ItdG8tamFwYW4tam9obi1yb29zLXZpc2l0cy1kaXNhc3Rlci05OGY3MTUtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/26/webp "Earthquake ^ Tsunami - March 23, 2011 -- U. S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visits disaster victims at an emergency shelter in Ishinomaki, near Sendai, Japan. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]")
Earthquake ^ Tsunami - March 23, 2011 -- U. S. Ambassador to Japan Joh...
The original database describes this as: Title: Ambassador Roos Visits Disaster Victims Production Date: 03/23/2011 Caption: March 23, 2011 -- U. S. Ambassador to Japan John Roos visits disaster victims at a... More
U.S. service members, members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members, members of the Japan Self-Defense Force and students of Ishinomaki High School work together to clean the school during Operation Field Day in Ishinomaki, March 30. U.S. service members a... More
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine
Marines with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Joint Task Force Fuji, both Joint Support Forces Japan, work with Japan Ground Self-Defense members to ... More
Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine
Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 35, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, III Marine Expeditionary Force, and Task Force Fuji, both with Joint Support Force Japan, carry a load of dirt and debris to a collection p... More
Members of the Japan Self-Defense Force collect debris
Members of the Japan Self-Defense Force collect debris at the Minato Elementary School here April 2. U.S. service members and members of the JSDF visited the school to help clear reminisce of debris caused by t... More
Japanese girls ride by a pile of debris caused by the
Japanese girls ride by a pile of debris caused by the tsunami that swept the area here March 11. U.S. service members were in the area to help clear debris at the Minato Elementary School as part of Operation Tomodachi.
Staff Sgt. Salas gives a backpack to a boy at Iwanuma
Staff Sgt. Salas gives a backpack to a boy at Iwanuma City Hall in Japan. The backpack distribution is part of the efforts of Operation Tomodachi.
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan set up a shower station
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan set up a shower station near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying, April 7. Service members have been setting up shower stations, so the displaced Ja... More
Picking up pieces; a year's work done, more to go
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers mop and squeegee the Minato Shogakko (Elementary School) gym floor here March 5. The gym acted as a shelter for locals in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami ... More
Jennifer Zwierzynski, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni
Jennifer Zwierzynski, a Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer, uses a wheelbarrow to dump parts of the old walls of what used to be a local souvenir shop and restaurant into a pile at a dock in Ishinomaki,... More
Miguel Rivera, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer,
Miguel Rivera, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteer, rigs an old machine up so it can be lifted by a crane at the Funakoshi Harbor March 7, 2012. Volunteers spent their day salvaging equipment and metal f... More
Delegates from the Kizuna Project, speak to soldiers
Delegates from the Kizuna Project, speak to soldiers and civilians from various Chicago-land Army Reserve units and organizations about the March 11, 2011 Earthquake and Tsunami that impacted Japan. The Kizuna... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 8...
ISHINOMAKI, Japan (Mar. 10, 2014) The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) prepares to pull in to Ishinomaki, Japan, for a scheduled port visit. McCampbell is operating out of Yo... More
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) prepares to pull in to Ishinomaki for a scheduled port visit. McCampbell, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan, as part of the forward deploy... More
First Lt. Sean Mcmahon, convoy commander, Task Force
First Lt. Sean Mcmahon, convoy commander, Task Force Fuji, coordinates plans with a member of the Japan Self-Defense Force before U.S. service members begin cleaning the Ishinomaki High School at Operation Fiel... More
Army Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, right, generator technician,
Army Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, right, generator technician, and Capt. Adan Maldonado, middle, liaison officer to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 5th Brigade, both with Joint Support Force Japan, work with a JGSDF me... More
Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, generator technician, Joint Support
Sgt. Joel Rodriguez, generator technician, Joint Support Forces Japan Forward Command Element, and Capt. Adan Maldonado, liaison officer to Japan Ground Self-Defense Force 5th Brigade, both Joint Support Forces... More
A member of the Japan Self-Defense Force collects debris
A member of the Japan Self-Defense Force collects debris at the Minato Elementary School here April 2. U.S. service members and members of the JSDF visited the school to help clear reminisce of debris caused by... More
A key and wind chime lays on the ground here following
A key and wind chime lays on the ground here following the tsunami that struck March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force were in the area helping to clear debris at the Minato E... More
Sfc. Hobson and Staff Sgt. Salas with the 296th Army
Sfc. Hobson and Staff Sgt. Salas with the 296th Army Band, dance with two kids during a concert for the displaced citizens at Wakabayashi Gym. The concert is part of the efforts Operation Tomodachi.
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan off load a shower station
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan off load a shower station near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying April 7. Service members have been setting up shower stations across north easter... More
U.S. and Japanese soldiers are served pizzas donated
U.S. and Japanese soldiers are served pizzas donated by a local Japanese pizzeria at Ishinomaki Sports Complex, Japan, April 25.
Volunteers remove old walls of what used to be a local
Volunteers remove old walls of what used to be a local souvenir shop and restaurant at a dock in Ishinomaki, Japan, March 6. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers and other local organizations worked in d... More
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers place two
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni volunteers place two stone pillars, which used to belong to a nearby torii gate, down by several other pieces of the torii which had already been found at the Funakoshi harbor M... More
Yuki Haramoto, Kizuna Project delegate, discusses current
Yuki Haramoto, Kizuna Project delegate, discusses current developments in her country of Japan to Chicago-land Army Reserve units and organizations about their ongoing relief efforts from the March 11, 2011, Ea... More
Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile
Sailors from the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) man the rails as the ship pulls into Ishinomaki for a scheduled port visit. McCampbell, operating out of Yokosuka, Japan, as... More
Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class
Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Mechanical) 1st Class Nicholas Startzman, from Toledo, Ohio, right, speaks with visitors from Ishinomaki about the engineering systems inside the engineering control room on the ... More
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force stand in formation as the principal of Ishinomaki High School gives a speech at Operation Field Day in Ishinomaki, March 30. U.S. service members... More
Marines with Task Force Fuji and Combat Logistics Regiment
Marines with Task Force Fuji and Combat Logistics Regiment 35, Joint Support Forces Japan remove a piece of debris from the school yard here April 1. The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force identified the school as... More
A Japanese man walks past debris caused by the tsunami
A Japanese man walks past debris caused by the tsunami that struck the area in early March. U.S. service members were in the area to help clear debris at the Minato Elementary School as part of Operation Tomodachi.
New Jersey native Staff Sgt. German Estrada, left,
New Jersey native Staff Sgt. German Estrada, left, and Monterey, Calif., native, Staff Sgt. Jaime Barajasmora carry a piece of debris while helping to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2. Both U.S. servi... More
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan and Japanese Ground Self
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force members set up a field shower station tent near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying April 7. Service members ... More
A portion of the soldiers that attended a Kizuna Project
A portion of the soldiers that attended a Kizuna Project presentation pose for a photo with the project delegates following the presentation. The Kizuna Project is sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign ... More
Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Phillip
Cryptologic Technician (Technical) 2nd Class Phillip Glover, from Lockhart, Texas, pulls line aboard the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McCampbell (DDG 85) as the ship arrives in Ishinomaki fo... More
U.S. service members and Japanese citizens take off
U.S. service members and Japanese citizens take off from the starting line at the Tour de Tohoku annual charity bicycle tour at Ishinomaki City, Japan, Sept. 17, 2017. Tour de Tohoku takes place along the coast... More
U.S. service members, members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members, members of the Japan Self-Defense Force and students of Ishinomaki High School work together to clean the school during Operation Field Day in Ishinomaki March 30. U.S. service members ar... More
Marines and soldiers with Joint Support Forces Japan
Marines and soldiers with Joint Support Forces Japan hand out backpacks to students at the school here April 1. Girl Scouts from U.S. Army Japan base, Camp Zama, collected over 300 backpacks and filled them wit... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
A member of the Japan Self-Defense Force picks up debris
A member of the Japan Self-Defense Force picks up debris at the Minato Elementary School here April 2. Both U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force helped clean debris from the school a... More
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a patriot missle operator maintainer with Alpha Battery, 1-1 Air Defense Artillery, and another soldier set up an exhuast vent for a field shower unit near Doge... More
Sgt. Taurean Coleman, 327th Military Police supply
Sgt. Taurean Coleman, 327th Military Police supply sergeant writes a brief note of inspiration to return to Japan with the Kizuna Project delegates next month. The Kizuna Project is sponsored by the Japanese Mi... More
U.S. service members participated in the Tour de Tohoku
U.S. service members participated in the Tour de Tohoku annual charity bicycle tour at Ishinomaki City, Japan, Sept. 17, 2017. Tour de Tohoku takes place along the coast of mainland Japan, and brings donations ... More
U.S. service members carry a piece of debris while
U.S. service members carry a piece of debris while helping to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2. Both U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force helped clean debris from the schoo... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan and Japanese Ground Self
Soldiers with U.S. Army Japan and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force members set up a field shower station tent near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying April 7. Service members... More
Yuki Haramoto, Kizuna Project delegate speaks with
Yuki Haramoto, Kizuna Project delegate speaks with Sgt. 1st Class Ernest White, U.S Army Public Affairs-Midwest, following a presentation that expressed appreciation for the overall U.S. military support, to Ja... More
U.S. service members carry a piece of debris while
U.S. service members carry a piece of debris while helping to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2. Both U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force helped clean debris from the schoo... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a patriot missle operator maintainer with Alpha Battery, 1-1 Air Defense Artillery, set up an exhuast vent for a field shower unit near Dogenin Temple, April 7.... More
From the left, Yuki Haramoto, Miho Esashi, Ayaka Ogawa,
From the left, Yuki Haramoto, Miho Esashi, Ayaka Ogawa, Yukako Saga, and Misa Oyama render a salute following a Kizuna Project presentation on the March 11, 2011, tsunami that hit the coast of Japan. The presen... More
U.S. service members carry a piece of debris while
U.S. service members carry a piece of debris while helping to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2. Both U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force helped clean debris from the schoo... More
A Japanese man walks past debris caused by the tsunami
A Japanese man walks past debris caused by the tsunami that struck the area in early March. U.S. service members were in the area to help clear debris at the Minato Elementary School as part of Operation Tomodachi.
Baltimore, native, Army Sgt. Joe Tolliver, a broadcast
Baltimore, native, Army Sgt. Joe Tolliver, a broadcast specialist with Fort Bragg's 49th Public Affairs Detachment Airborne, and Amarillo, Texas native, Army Sgt. Pedro Garcia Bibian, a combat cameraman with U.... More
A Japanese man walks past debris caused by the tsunami
A Japanese man walks past debris caused by the tsunami that struck the area in early March. U.S. service members were in the area to help clear debris at the Minato Elementary School as part of Operation Tomodachi.
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force collect debris while helping to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2 as part of Operation Tomodachi.
A soldier with U.S. Army Japan prepares to install
A soldier with U.S. Army Japan prepares to install a vent in the field shower station the Army has setup near Dogenin Temple where displaced Japanese civilians have been staying, April 7. Service members have b... More
Gulfport, Miss., native Pfc. Robert Neal uses an improvised
Gulfport, Miss., native Pfc. Robert Neal uses an improvised wheelbarrow to remove debris from the Minato Elementary School April 2. Both U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force helped c... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a
Gilbert, W.Va., native, Army Sgt. James Harrison, a patriot missile operator maintainer with Alpha Battery, 1-1 Air Defense Artillery, and another soldier set up an exhaust vent for a field shower unit near Dog... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Pfc. Amanda Traversie from Joint Task Force Fuji shovels
Pfc. Amanda Traversie from Joint Task Force Fuji shovels debris into a wheelbarrow here April 2. Traversie and other U.S. service members helped members of the Japan Self-Defense Force clean the Minato Elementa... More
A Marine uses a tram to fill a dump truck with debris
A Marine uses a tram to fill a dump truck with debris April 2. Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, Joint Task Force Fuji and soldiers from the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, worke... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
A Marine uses a tram to remove debris April 2. Marines
A Marine uses a tram to remove debris April 2. Marines and sailors with Combat Logistics Regiment 35, Joint Task Force Fuji and soldiers from the 35th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, worked with members o... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Littleton, Colo., native Lance Cpl. Keith Scofield
Littleton, Colo., native Lance Cpl. Keith Scofield uses a chainsaw to cut debris into manageable pieces April 2. Scofield, along with other U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worke... More
Gulfport, Miss., native Pfc. Robert Neal points out
Gulfport, Miss., native Pfc. Robert Neal points out the location of a group of pictures to a member of the Japan Self-Defense Force April 2. U.S. service members collected sentimental items and delivered them t... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School
Many areas surrounding the Minato Elementary School still show signs of the devastation caused by the earthquake and tsunami that struck the area March 11. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Def... More
Memphis, Tenn., native Lance Cpl. Jorge Banuelos from
Memphis, Tenn., native Lance Cpl. Jorge Banuelos from Joint Task Force Fuji, shovels debris into a cart April 2. Banuelos, along with other U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worke... More
Marines from Joint Task Force Fuji, shovel debris into
Marines from Joint Task Force Fuji, shovel debris into a cart April 2. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worked together to clean the Minato Elementary School as part of Operation... More
Marines from Joint Task Force Fuji, shovel debris into
Marines from Joint Task Force Fuji, shovel debris into a cart April 2. U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worked together to clean the Minato Elementary School as part of Operation... More
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worked together to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2 as part of Operation Tomodachi.
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worked together to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2 as part of Operation Tomodachi.
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense
U.S. service members and members of the Japan Self-Defense Force worked together to clean the Minato Elementary School April 2 as part of Operation Tomodachi.
U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers clear debris at
U.S. Marines and Japanese soldiers clear debris at Minato Elementary School in Ishinomaki , Japan, April 1, 2011. The Marines are with Joint Task Force Fuji. The Japanese soldiers are with the 5th Brigade. Mari... More
Marines speak with locals at a Japanese displacement camp
U.S. Marine Capt. Vieet Rajan speaks with Japanese locals at a displacement camp, Watariha Elementary School, Ishinomaki, Japan, March 23, 2011. The U.S. government is able to coordinate government of Japan req... More