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Role of US military after Japan disaster

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    How did troops help in wake of deadly earthquake, tsunami?

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When Japan was reeling from massive earthquake and tsunami which killed more than 151000.

People twelve months ago.

The US military spring into action assisting in the mammoth rescue and relief efforts.

24000.

Military personnel would -- opted in to help America's closest Asian allies along with 190 and -- -- and twenty warships.

Operation -- dungy meaning friends lost -- three months and cost the US taxpayer eighteen million dollars.

Those close to the operations say the humanitarian efforts strengthen ties between the two countries which -- the -- also being tested by local grievances linked to the bases.

I think the government and the people.

Was.

Japan now understand that our alliance is -- purely about military operations but a mutual cooperation and security.

The US military also -- crucial logistic support to the Tokyo electric power company.

To help of to -- a disaster at that crippled Fukushima nuclear power bombs.

-- -- -- And and character and -- have.

Despite the united effort to do with the twin crises -- recent independent Japanese report criticized its own government but not being more open with -- ally.

The report said in the immediate optimum for the Fukushima -- the -- down.

The Japanese authorities didn't release important information about the scale and the extent of the danger posed.

-- the US military made every effort to help the people of Japan.

Some hair refuse to ignore adrift and still want them to leave -- finisher -- stages regular protests outside US military facilities.

Many people lost their large it broke everybody's content but the hope that came didn't have to come from the military and -- despite this often -- -- position.

America's rapid response to the events of last year did save lives and helped avoid a worst nuclear disaster.

But which the majority of folks there are grateful.

In Sendai Japan David point Fox News.

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