All U.S. military in Japan located after quake

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Source: Navy Times

BRUSSELS — The Pentagon says that U.S. Pacific Command reports all U.S. military personnel in Japan have been accounted for after Friday’s earthquake and tsunami. Press secretary Geoff Morrell says there are no reports of injuries to American personnel or damage to U.S. installations or ships in the area.

Morrell says U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates was briefed by Pacific Command officials Friday while he was in Brussels to attend a NATO meeting on the Afghanistan war.

The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet is based in Yokosuka, Japan. The fleet’s Facebook page was updated to confirm that there were no injuries of any 7th Fleet personnel and no reported damage to its assets.

The update went on to say that CTF-72 (Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Force) headquarters in Misawa was briefly evacuated, and it currently does not have power and is operating from a generator. Additionally, CTF-76 (Amphibious Force) headquarters in White Beach, Okinawa, has moved to higher ground at Kadena Air Base, in anticipation of the forecasted tsunami.



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