Some 17 members of the team of Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier helicopter owned by the United States exposed to radiation from radioactive substances that leaked from the installation caused by the tsunami in Japan.
However, according to U.S. Defense Department spokesman Col. David Lapan, "Those people all had been released from radioactive substances with soap and water."
The 17 marines in a helicopter team was part of a crew of eight U.S. Navy ships, including the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan who was in Japan on Monday (3/14/2011).
However, according to U.S. Defense Department spokesman Col. David Lapan, "Those people all had been released from radioactive substances with soap and water."
The 17 marines in a helicopter team was part of a crew of eight U.S. Navy ships, including the aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan who was in Japan on Monday (3/14/2011).
The eight ships to help rescue and recovery operations in Japan, as many as five other ships were on their way into the country.
"We now have eight ships stationed in eastern Honshu, five more on the way," said Col. David Lapan.
Radioactive material from one reactor at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant has forced some planes and (ship), naval escort for the move, he said.
Mother ship that will serve as a floating stage to refuel military helicopters and civilian Japanese. Asset board, including about 80 planes and helicopters, will be used for reconnaissance and bring water and blankets to displaced persons, obviously Lapan.
Marines stationed in Okinawa Island, Japan, has deployed back to the northeast of Honshu, the place worst hit by the earthquake and tsunami bermagnitud 8.9 is huge, Friday, and other assets have been headed to the island of Hokkaido, where they will help transport the Japanese army .
Dock landing ship USS Tortuga will arrive in the region on Tuesday and will unload as many as 300 members of the Japanese martial troops and 90 vehicles, said Lapan. The ship was also carrying several search and rescue helicopter MH-53 Pave Low.
Amphibious assault ship USS Essex, which also brought a number of helicopters, and two other dock ship, USS Germantown and USS Harpers Ferry, will arrive on Wednesday with 2,000 marines on it.
U.S. Seventh Fleet command ship, USS Blue Ridge, is also expected to arrive on Wednesday, loaded with humanitarian aid. About 38,000 U.S. troops will be stationed in Japan and 11,000 other troops stationed on ships off the coast of the country.
Japan has sent about 100,000 troops to the region northeast of the quake torn, about 40 percent of the country's armed forces.
