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A crowd of mourners wait for the start of the 5th Kesennuma City memorial ceremony remembering all those that were lost in the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster March 11 in Kesennuma City. Col. Roger J. McFadden represented Marine Forces Japan who responded to the disaster as a part of Operation Tomodachi. McFadden along with city representatives and Kesennuma residents placed flowers on the memorial and observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Japan Standard Time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Royce Dorman) - A crowd of mourners wait for the start of the 5th Kesennuma City memorial ceremony remembering all those that were lost in the Great East Japan earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster March 11 in Kesennuma City. Col. Roger J. McFadden represented Marine Forces Japan who responded to the disaster as a part of Operation Tomodachi. McFadden along with city representatives and Kesennuma residents placed flowers on the memorial and observed a moment of silence at 2:46 p.m. Japan Standard Time. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Royce Dorman)

U.S. Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marines Corps, New Zealand Army and Australian Army conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial military exercise focused on strengthening the amphibious landing capabilities of the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Briauna Birl/RELEASED) - U.S. Marine Corps, Republic of Korea Marines Corps, New Zealand Army and Australian Army conduct amphibious assault training at Doksukri Beach, South Korea, March 12, 2016, during Exercise Ssang Yong 16. Ssang Yong 16 is a biennial military exercise focused on strengthening the amphibious landing capabilities of the U.S. and its allies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Briauna Birl/RELEASED)