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Video by Lance Cpl. Matheus Hernandez

USS Lassen Arrives to Assist Thailand

III Marine Expeditionary Force

Nov. 16, 2011 | 1:16

B-Roll of Lt. Col. Joseph A. Rupp, air officer with the III Marine Expeditionary Force Flood Relief Command Element, speaking to senior leaders of the USS Lassen destroyer on the current status of the command element assisting the relief effort Nov. 16. The USS Lassen arrived here prepared to provide naval assets to assist with flood relief. In coordination with the U.S. Embassy in Bangkok and the Royal Government of Thailand, U.S. Pacific Command directed theater service components to conduct joint operations in support of disaster assessment and relief in Thailand. III MEF Flood Relief Command Element consisting of Marines and sailors from Okinawa, Japan, will provide assessment and surveys required prior to deployment of additional U.S. forces to assist the Royal Government of Thailand. Produced by Lance Cpl. Matheus Hernandez.