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353rd SOG reestablishes Sendai Airport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Mike Milich and Senior Airman Ramon Mortensen both from the 17th Special Operations Squadron, pull supplies on board a MC-130P prior to heading out to Sendai Airport March 16. The crew brought water, food, fuel and other general supplies to the members of the 353rd Special Operations Group at Sendai for search and rescue missions. The 353rd Special Operations Group is establishing a usable runway at Sendai Airport to help with Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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353rd SOG reestablishes Sendai Airport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Supplies of water, fuel and food are loaded onto a MC-130P for transport to Sendai Airport March 16. The supplies were delivered to sustain members of the 353rd Special Operations Group during search and rescue missions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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353rd SOG reestablishes Sendai Airport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. Mike Milich, 17th Special Operations Squadron, tests the emergency oxygen systems on board MC-130P prior to flying supplies to Sendai Airport March 16. The crew brought water, food, fuel and other general supplies to the members of the 353rd Special Operations Group at Sendai for search and rescue missions. The 353rd Special Operations Group is establishing a usable runway at Sendai Airport to help with Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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353rd SOG reestablishes Sendai Airport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Curtis Hornbeak, 17th Special Operations Squadron, reviews a flight operations guide prior to departing for Sendai Airport March 16. The crew brought water, food, fuel and other general supplies to the members of the 353rd Special Operations Group at Sendai for search and rescue missions. The 353rd Special Operations Group is establishing a usable runway at Sendai Airport to help with Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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First fixed-wing aircraft since quake lands at Sendai Airport

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Airmen unload supplies and a forklift from a MC-130H Combat Talon II here March 16. This is the first fixed-wing aircraft to land at the airport since an earthquake and tsunami crippled much of the Japanese eastern seaboard March 11. The opening of this runway to fixed-wing aircraft by the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and Japanese emergency management organizations provides a critical means of transporting fuel, equipment, food and other supplies to areas affected by the earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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First fixed-wing aircraft since quake lands at Sendai Airport

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- A U.S. Air Force MC-130H Combat Talon II lands here March 16. This is the first fixed-wing aircraft to land at the airport since an earthquake and tsunami crippled much of the Japanese eastern seaboard March 11. A team of combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, along with Japanese emergency management organizations, cleared a section of the runway and re-established the control tower to direct flights in and out of the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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374th AMXS keeps aircraft ready for relief support

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Kyle Chambasian, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron turbo prop specialist, tightens a propeller on a C-130 Hercules here March 16. Airman Chambasian changes a damaged propeller so that the aircraft can be used in support of the earthquake and tsunami relief operations in Northern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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374th AMXS keeps aircraft ready for relief support

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class James Nicoloff, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron turbo prop specialist, inspects a newly replaced C-130 Hercules propeller here March 16. If tasked, the aircraft will participate in the relief efforts in Northern Japan following the earthquake and tsunami that struck March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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374th AMXS keeps aircraft ready for relief support

YOKOT A AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class James Nicoloff, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron turbo prop specialist, changes a damaged propeller on a C-130 Hercules here March 16. Airman Nicoloff prepares the aircraft for the support of the earthquake and tsunami relief efforts in Northern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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374th AMXS keeps aircraft ready for relief support

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Kyle Chambasian, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron turbo prop specialist, performs maintenance on a damaged propeller here March 16. Airman Chambasian replaces the damaged propeller to ensure the C-130 Hercules is mission ready, if called upon to support relief efforts in Northern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Vehicle management flight prepares equipment for transport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle management flight remove the operator's cab from a CAT 10K All Terrain forklift in preparation for an air shipment to assist the earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts here March 16. Two forklifts and two HUMMWV were prepared for the 353rd Special Tactical Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Souza)

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Vehicle management flight prepares equipment for transport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle management flight remove the operator's cab from a CAT 10K All Terrain forklift in preparation for an air shipment to assist the earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts here March 16. Two forklifts and two HUMMWV were prepared for the 353rd Special Tactical Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Souza)

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Vehicle management flight prepares equipment for transport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle management flight remove the operator's cab from a CAT 10K All Terrain forklift in preparation for an air shipment to assist the earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts here March 16. Two forklifts and two HUMMWV were prepared for the 353rd Special Tactical Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Souza)

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Vehicle management flight prepares equipment for transport

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron's vehicle management flight remove the operator's cab from a CAT 10K All Terrain forklift in preparation for an air shipment to assist the earthquake and tsunami recovery efforts here March 16. Two forklifts and two HUMMWV were prepared for the 353rd Special Tactical Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. John Souza)

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One team, one fight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Mr. Llyod Jack, 374th Communications Squadron chief of plans and resources flight, supports the disaster relief effort after Japan’s earthquake and tsunami March 11. Mr. Jack decided to trade in his civilian clothes for an Airman Battle Uniform, in a show of solidarity with his military co-workers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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One team, one fight

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Mr. Llyod Jack, 374th Communications Squadron chief of plans and resources flight, supports the disaster relief effort after Japan's earthquake and tsunami March 11. Mr. Jack, along with a handful of other DoD civilian employees, are wearing Airman Battle Uniforms to show their solidarity with military co-workers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Fuels truck loads on to C-130

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A fuels truck pulls up to an C-130H Hercules to be loaded here March 15. The fuels truck was taken to Yamagota Airport to support Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Yokota's fuels truck sent to support relief efforts

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Jason Barbieri, 36th Airlift Squadron, guides a fuels truck onto a C-130H Hercules here March 15. The fuels truck was taken to Yamagota Airport to support Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Yokota's fuels truck sent to support relief efforts

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Giovanny Miranda, 36th Airlift Squadron, watches the sides for clearance as a fuels truck is loaded onto a C-130H Hercules here March 15. The fuels truck was taken to Yamagota Airport to support Japan'e earthquake and tsunami relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Yokota's fuels truck sent to support relief efforts

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech Sgt. Michael Holcomb, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, gives the thumbs up for clearance as a fuels truck is loaded onto a C-130H Hercules here March 15. The fuels truck was taken to Yamagota Airport to be used in support of Japan's earthquake and tsunami relied efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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