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Marines pitch tents after landslide. Leyte, Philippines. 2006.

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2006-02-21

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Marines assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) embarked aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) pitch tents and create temporary homes while assisting with the rescue and recovery effort. In the past two days, more than 275 31st MEU Marines have been flown to the island to help in the devastating landslide that struck southern Leyte on Feb. 17, 2006. Essex along with the dock landing ship USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) are part of the Forward Deployed Amphibious Ready Group, the Navy’s only forward-deployed amphibious force, homeported in Sasebo, Japan. U.S. Navy photo by Photographer’s Mate 3rd Class Marvin E. Thompson Jr. (RELEASED) On February 17, 2006, a disastrous rockslide-debris avalanche occurred [...]

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