Part of the response to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Type
Emergency response
Location
Earthquake and tsunami affected areas of Honshu, especially Tōhoku region (Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi), Japan
Objective
Search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian relief
Date
12 March 2011 – 4 May 2011
Executed by
United States Forces Japan
Operation Tomodachi (トモダチ作戦, Tomodachi Sakusen, literally "Operation Friend(s)") was a United States Armed Forces (especially U.S. Forces Japan) assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The operation took place from 12 March to 4 May 2011; involved 24,000 U.S. servicemembers, 189 aircraft, 24 naval ships; and cost $90 million.[1]
^Johnston, Eric, "Operation Tomodachi a huge success, but was it a one-off?", The Japan Times, 3 March 2012, p. 3.
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