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A strong winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada on Friday, March 1, bringing heavy snow and high winds. Blizzard Warnings were issued for the area, including Lake Tahoe and eastern Nevada. The Sierra Avalanche Center warned that the danger of avalanches was high. Yosemite National Park and many ski resorts in the region announced they were closing at least for the day.

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Joint minesweeping drill with U.S. in northern Japan bay

AOMORI, Japan - An aircraft of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force drops an underwater mine into Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 24, 2014, during a joint minesweeping drill with the U.S. Navy.

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Joint minesweeping drill with U.S. in northern Japan bay

AOMORI, Japan - Military vessels stay in line in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 24, 2014, during a joint minesweeping drill with the U.S. Navy.

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Joint minesweeping drill with U.S. in northern Japan bay

AOMORI, Japan - A diver of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force prepares to enter the water from a helicopter in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 24, 2014, during a joint underwater minesweeping drill with the U.S. Navy.

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer, leaving the captain of the aircraft missing.

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer, leaving the captain of the aircraft missing.

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer. Damage believed to have been caused by the helicopter hitting the vessel is seen around the hangar on the port side (C left).

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U.S. Navy ship in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Lieutenant Commander Todd Levant (R), skipper of the U.S. Navy's mines countermeasure ship USS Defender, attends a press conference at Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's Ominato base in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, on July 16, 2011. The Defender takes part in a Japan-U.S. joint exercise in Mutsu Bay.

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4 bodies recovered from sunken boat off Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard on April 7 recovered a body from a sunken scallop fishing boat in Mutsu Bay off Aomori Prefecture and another three bodies from the seabed around the vessel. Relatives (two in center) of still missing fishermen are told by a rescuer (L, bottom) that three bodies had been found. Eight crew members aboard the 5.1-ton Nikko Maru went missing on April 5.

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MSDF's minesweeper tender Uraga in Mutsu Bay

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's minesweeper tender Uraga (L) is pictured in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on July 22, 2015. The MSDF opened to the press on the same day a minesweeping exercise it conducted with the U.S. Navy. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. helicopter seen in minesweeping exercise

A U.S. helicopter is seen engaged in a landing and takeoff drill on the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Uraga, a mine sweeper tender, during a minesweeping exercise by the MSDF and the U.S. Navy in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Remote-controlled robot seen in minesweeping exercise

A remote-controlled robot is suspended in the air during a minesweeping exercise by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy at Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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MSDF conducts minesweeping drill with U.S. Navy

A remote-controlled robot is suspended in the air during a minesweeping exercise by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Navy at Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on July 22, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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4 bodies recovered from sunken boat off Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - The Japan Coast Guard on April 7 recovered a body from a sunken scallop fishing boat in Mutsu Bay off Aomori Prefecture and another three bodies from the seabed around the vessel. Relatives (two in center) of still missing fishermen are told by a rescuer (L, bottom) that three bodies had been found. Eight crew members aboard the 5.1-ton Nikko Maru went missing on April 5. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Navy ship in Aomori Pref.

AOMORI, Japan - Lieutenant Commander Todd Levant (R), skipper of the U.S. Navy's mines countermeasure ship USS Defender, attends a press conference at Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force's Ominato base in Mutsu, Aomori Prefecture, on July 16, 2011. The Defender takes part in a Japan-U.S. joint exercise in Mutsu Bay. (Kyodo)

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer, leaving the captain of the aircraft missing. (Kyodo)

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer. Damage believed to have been caused by the helicopter hitting the vessel is seen around the hangar on the port side (C left). (Kyodo)

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MSDF helicopter crashes into sea off Aomori

SAPPORO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 15, 2012, shows the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Matsuyuki in Mutsu Bay in Aomori Prefecture. An MSDF patrol helicopter with seven crew members aboard crashed into the bay the same day after hitting the destroyer, leaving the captain of the aircraft missing. (Kyodo)

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Joint minesweeping drill with U.S. in northern Japan bay

AOMORI, Japan - A diver of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force prepares to enter the water from a helicopter in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 24, 2014, during a joint underwater minesweeping drill with the U.S. Navy. (Kyodo)

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Joint minesweeping drill with U.S. in northern Japan bay

AOMORI, Japan - Military vessels stay in line in Mutsu Bay, Aomori Prefecture, northern Japan, on July 24, 2014, during a joint minesweeping drill with the U.S. Navy. (Kyodo)