3/25/2011 - Royal Australian Air Force members sit and wait for their departure back to Australia on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III here March. 25. The RAAF joined several nations, including the U.S. in supporting Japanese disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

3/25/2011 - Dr. Brendon Hammer, Australian Embassy deputy head of mission, thanks members of the Royal Australian Air Force for their hard work and dedication while in Japan here March 25. RAAF Aircrews flew multiple humanitarian airlift missions from Yokota Air Base in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

3/25/2011 - Royal Australian Air Force Maj. Michael Haldow, assistant defense attache, speaks with one of the loadmasters on a Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III flying back to Australia here March. 25. The RAAF was here to assist the Japanese in relief efforts as a part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

3/25/2011 - Staff Sgt. Jakob Gadelman 730th Air Mobility Squadron crew chief, walks over to his gear prior to launching the Royal Australian Air Force C-17 Globemaster III here March 25. The RAAF provided vital airlift for humanitarian supplies in support of Japanese disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

3/25/2011 - A Royal Australian Air Force loadmaster sits in a C-17 Globemaster III prior to taking off for Australia here March 25. RAAF Aircrews flew multiple humanitarian airlift missions from Yokota Air Base in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)