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NEO exercise enhances station readiness - Amanda Braudt, a Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni resident, visits the Navy-Marine Corps Relief Society booth during a Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) exercise at MCAS Iwakuni, Japan, Nov. 21, 2017. The exercise consisted of a processing center at the IronWorks North Gym where U.S. service members, dependents and other station residents walked through various checkpoints, practicing what they would do in the event of an evacuation and receiving all the necessary information regarding their departure. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Andrew Jones)

Angela Garrits, a Marine Corps Family Team Building life skills and readiness and deployment trainer, briefs service members, Department of Defense employees and civilians to inform them on the importance of Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) at 10th Regional Support Group Ammunition Depot in Kure City, Japan, May 3, 2017. A NEO takes place in the event of natural disasters, industrial accidents and military threats. Reaching out to other military installations provides the opportunity for a smooth operation and increases readiness in the area in case a real NEO occurs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy) - Angela Garrits, a Marine Corps Family Team Building life skills and readiness and deployment trainer, briefs service members, Department of Defense employees and civilians to inform them on the importance of Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEO) at 10th Regional Support Group Ammunition Depot in Kure City, Japan, May 3, 2017. A NEO takes place in the event of natural disasters, industrial accidents and military threats. Reaching out to other military installations provides the opportunity for a smooth operation and increases readiness in the area in case a real NEO occurs. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Mason Roy)

Station residents provide required information to the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society, and American Red Cross during a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in the IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host foreign nation to a safe location. An evacuation can take place for a variety of reasons such as natural disasters, industrial accidents and military threats. - Station residents provide required information to the Navy and Marine Corps Relief Society, and American Red Cross during a noncombatant evacuation processing center exercise in the IronWorks Gym at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Dec. 11, 2015. This exercise practices evacuating endangered personnel in a host foreign nation to a safe location. An evacuation can take place for a variety of reasons such as natural disasters, industrial accidents and military threats.

Lance Cpls. Nathaniel Haynes, Vincent Wong and Batista Ferrera, Installation Personnel Administration Center personnel clerks, sort through tags for identifying evacuees’ personal belongings during the Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise here March 31. The exercise tested the station’s ability to quickly, efficiently and effectively process residents in the event of a crisis. - Lance Cpls. Nathaniel Haynes, Vincent Wong and Batista Ferrera, Installation Personnel Administration Center personnel clerks, sort through tags for identifying evacuees’ personal belongings during the Noncombatant Evacuation Operation exercise here March 31. The exercise tested the station’s ability to quickly, efficiently and effectively process residents in the event of a crisis.

Civilian volunteers get ready to board an aircraft bound to safe-haven during a noncombatant evacuation operation here Feb. 24. The noncombatant evacuation operation helped prepare Marines and civilians for the possibility of an evacuation emergency. - Civilian volunteers get ready to board an aircraft bound to safe-haven during a noncombatant evacuation operation here Feb. 24. The noncombatant evacuation operation helped prepare Marines and civilians for the possibility of an evacuation emergency.