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A FARP is ready at Yamagata Airport

YAMAGATA, Japan--Staff Sgt. Nicholas Wisnoski, 17th Special Operations Squadron loadmaster, and Tech. Sgt. Timothy Rodgers, 353rd Special Operations Group forward area refueling point (FARP) member, setup equipment to defuel an MC-130P Combat Shadow March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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A FARP is ready at Yamagata Airport

YAMAGATA, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Paul Hammer, 353rd Special Operations Group forward area refueling point (FARP) member, runs a fuel line to a MC-130P Combat Shadow March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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A FARP is ready at Yamagata Airport

YAMAGATA, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Dave Harwood, 17th Special Operations Squadron flight engineer, calculates the take off landing distance to Yamagata Airport to a establish forward area refueling point (FARP) March 17. The FARP members defueled the MC-130P and fueled four fuel bladders for a total of 36,000 pounds of JP-8 fuel. FARPs allow aircraft to operate at further distances by allowing the aircraft to stop and refuel where typically no fuel exists. The FARP team is capable of providing fuel to remote and austere locations. The fuels at Yamagata Airport will be used for American forces search and recovery teams during Japans earthquake and tsunami relief. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Combat controllers from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron set up flightline markers to inform pilots of the useable space on the runway here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Debris covers the shores and low-lying ground around Sendai Airport here March 16. Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron assess debris on the runway here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- A combat controller with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron marshals an MC-130H Combat Talon II after a successful landing here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Chris Allen, 320th Special Tactics Squadron special operations weather team, checks the windspeed and temperature here March 16. Sudden snow and low visibility threatened to prevent aircraft from landing at the airfield. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- A pararescueman from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron looks for trapped survivors here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Senior Airman Steven Nizbet, 320th Special Tactics Squadron pararescueman, looks for trapped survivors here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

MIYAGI PREFECTURE, Japan -- A humvee carrying Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron travels down a Japanese highway towards Sendai Airport here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron exit an MC-130P Combat Shadow on their way to Sendai Airport here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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320th STS takes on challenge, opens airport to fixed-wing traffic

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Ray Decker, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, prepares his rucksack prior to boarding an MC-130P Combat Shadow here March 16. Members of the 320th STS, stationed out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed to Sendai Airport to help clear the runway and make it ready for fixed-wing aircraft traffic. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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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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Displaced reality: A wakeup call to why we're here

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force and Marine airlift and rescue leadership look out over the debris left at Sendai Airport, Japan, following a massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami March 11. The small dots covering the runway are vehicles left there after the tsunami water receded. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Displaced reality: A wakeup call to why we're here

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A pair of combat boots hang over the edge of an HH-60G Pave Hawk as it soars above the mountains of Japan March 13. The height and lingering capability of helicopters give military leadership broader perspective to help make critical decisions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Airmen perform search and rescue operations in Northern Japan

SENDAI, Japan -- U.S. Air Force search and rescue personnel partner with a Japanese Disaster Medical Assistance Team to offload an earthquake victim from an HH-60G helicopter March 14. Search and rescue personnel transported the Japanese citizens from a remote island to a nearby hospital for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Katrina R. Menchaca)

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