At the peak of Operation Tomodachi--our single, largest bilateral military operation with Japan ever--the Department of Defense had 24,000 personnel, 190 aircraft, and 24 Navy ships supporting humanitarian assistance and disaster relief efforts.
Statement on the First Anniversary of the March 11 Earthquake
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