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Video by Cpl. Jessica Collins, Cpl. Daniel Jean-Paul, Lance Cpl. Douglas Simons
5 Year Anniversary of the Great Tohoku Earthquake - Part 2
Marine Corps Installations Pacific
March 11, 2016 | 3:23
Marine Corps Installations Pacific Commanding General, Brig. Gen. Joaquin F. Malavet, leads a minute of silence at 2:46 pm, the exact minute the 9.0 magnitude earthquake caused tsunami waves up to 13 stories high and led to the nuclear disaster at Fukushima. During Operation Tomodachi, Marines helped remove debris, open the harbor on Oshima Island, and reopen the airport in Sendia.
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