U.S. Military Positions Itself To Assist Japan Quake/Tsunami Victims

U.S. Aircraft Carrier Ordered Farther Away From Radiation From Japanese Nuclear Plant -- L.A. Times

The U.S. aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan, whose home port is San Diego, has been ordered repositioned away from Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant after low levels of radiation were detected in the air and flight deck, Navy officials said Monday.

The maximum amount of radiation that crew members aboard the ship may have been exposed to was equal to that which someone might be exposed to during a month by natural sources, officials said.

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The USS Ronald Reagan, now operating off the coast of Japan / DoD photo

More News On U.S. Military Assistance In the Japanese Earthquake/Tsunali Disaster

U.S. warships and planes move from Japan's nuclear-crisis coast -- Reuters
USS Ronald Reagan Dodges Japanese Fallout -- Time Magazine
US aircraft carrier reportedly sails into radioactive cloud -- Jerusalem Post/Reuters
Japan earthquake: US aircraft carrier sails into radioactive cloud -- The Telegraph
Crew of USS Ronald Reagan exposed to radiation: report -- AFP
17 in U.S. Navy Treated for Contamination -- New York Times
Radioactive contamination found on 17 U.S. Navy crewmembers in Japan -- New York Daily News
U.S. ships in Japan reposition as 17 crew members exposed to radiation -- Xinhuanet
Despite Contamination, Navy Copters Keep Aiding Japan -- The Danger Room
U.S. Military Joins in Quake-Relief Effort -- Wall Street Journal
Factbox: U.S. military ramps up Japan relief effort -- Reuters
Amphibs, Carriers and Command Ships Responding to Japanese Tsunami -- Defense Tech
Factbox: U.S. Navy ships joining Japan relief effort -- Reuters
U.S. military aid arrives in Japan amid concerns for nuclear plants -- Stars And Stripes
U.S. military moves in for Japan quake relief -- CBS news
U.S. joining international relief efforts in Japan, providing military and humanitarian assistance -- New York Daily News
Japan Earthquake: U.S. Mobilizes Humanitarian and Military Relief -- ABC News
Yuma Marines to provide disaster relief in Japan -- Yuma News
Marines Assist in Disaster-Relief Efforts in Japan -- US Navy Seals
Marines assist after disaster strikes Japan -- Marine Times
U.S. ships steaming toward Japan for relief efforts -- Stars And Stripes
Navy carrier Ronald Reagan set to arrive off Japan for earthquake relief -- L.A. Times