3/26/2011 - Airman 1st Class Giovanny Miranda, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, stands in front of an R-11 fuel truck and a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 25. "It's completely amazing to be out in the field doing these missions where you know what you're doing is having an impact on the people who need it most." Airman Miranda hails from South Milwaukee, Wis. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

3/26/2011 - Staff Sgt. Mychal Earl, 730th Air Mobility Squadron ramp services supervisor, stands on a K-loader on the flightline at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 24. He said, "I feel proud and honored. I've been wanting to visit Japan since I was a kid. I'm finally here and get to help the Japanese people." Sergeant Earl hails from Pulaski, Tenn. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

3/26/2011 - Airman 1st Class Paul Madriles, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, unloads a pallet of bottled water onto a C-130 Hercules at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 26. A native of Yuma, Arizona, Airman Madriles works as a cargo processor here in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)