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36th Airlift Squadron delivers supplies

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assists Japanese relief workers in unloading kerosene from a C-130H Hercules on Matsushima Air Base March 22. The kerosene was flown to Matsushima Air Base as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Strohmeyer)

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36th Airlift Squadron delivers supplies

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Major Kurt Fife, 36th Airlift Squadron pilot, looks out his side window to assess damage from the earthquake and tsunami March 22 while flying on a C-130H Hercules full of kerosene to Matsushima Air Base. The kerosene will be used to fuel heaters at relief shelters in northern Japan, where temperatures have repeatedly dropped below freezing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Strohmeyer)

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36th Airlift Squadron delivers supplies

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, assists Japanese relief workers in loading kerosene onto a C-130H Hercules at Iruma Air Base March 22. The kerosene was flown to Matsushima Air Base as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad Strohmeyer)

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RAAF C-17 arrives with water pumps

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force members unload water pumps from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III here March 22. The pumps will be used to support relief operations following the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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RAAF C-17 arrives with water pumps

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force members unload water pumps from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III here March 22. The pumps will be used to support relief operations following the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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RAAF C-17 arrives with water pumps

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force and Royal Australian Air Force members unload water pumps from a RAAF C-17 Globemaster III here March 22. The pumps will be used to support relief operations following the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

The 320th Special Tactics Squadron airfield commander monitors the offloading of a C-17 Globemaster III at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 20. This was the first C-17 to land at Sendai Airport following the devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami that occurred March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

A combat controller from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, waits for a C-17 Globemaster III to taxi back after landing at Sendai Airport March 20. The combat controller used his all-terrain vehichle as a "follow me" car to guide the C-17 to its cargo offload point. Sendai Airport has become a main hub for bringing humanitarian aid to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami from March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt Samuel Morse)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group drive forklifts carrying pallets of freshwater to be loaded onto Japan Ground Self-Defense Force trucks at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 20. The 320th Special Tactics Squadron manages the airfield with the help of the 353rd SOG, Marines, JGSDF and other Japanese agencies. Sendai Airport has become a main hub for bringing humanitarian aid to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami from March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

Airmen, Marines and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force soldiers load cargo onto a JGSDF truck at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 20. Since the reopening of Sendai Airport March 16, humanitarian aid supporting Operation Tomodachi has been able to be airlifted in more quickly and directly. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

Tech. Sgt. Eugine Scott from Misawa Air Base, Japan, acting as a Japanese translator, coordinates cargo movement with members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 20. Sendai Airport has become a main hub for bringing humanitarian aid to those affected by the earthquake and tsunami from March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, shovel mud off the flightline at Sendai Airport March 20. In addition to managing flightline operations, the Airmen from the 353rd SOG have been clearing additional space to accommodate more and larger aircraft in the future. The 320th STS and 353rd SOG are supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, manage the communications room at Sendai Airport March 20. The 320th Special Tactics Squadron set up the communications room to maintain contact with other Operation Tomodachi units via conventional computer, radio and defense switched network methods. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, load medical supplies onto a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force truck at Sendai Airport March 19. Sendai Airport has become a hub for bringing humanitarian aid and other supplies after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

Maj. John Traxler (left), 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, talks with members of his unit at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 19. The 320th STS currently manages the flightline at Sendai Airport, which was damaged after a March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

An MC-130P Combat Shadow runs its engines waiting to takeoff from Sendai Airport, Japan, March 19. The specially-equipped special operations version of the C-130 Hercules is ideally suited for nighttime missions to the newly reopened runway at Sendai with its forward-looking infrared and radar as well as improved navigation equipment. The aircraft and crew are supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

Maj. John Traxler (left), 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, speaks with the airfield commander shortly after landing at Sendai Airport March 19. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

A forklift driver from the 353rd Special Operations Group unloads medical supplies from an MC-130P Combat Shadow at Sendai Airport, Japan, March 19. The 320th Special Tactics Squadron reopened Sendai Airport's runway to fixed-wing aircraft March 16, allowing supplies to be flown-in more rapidly to support Operation Tomodachi. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

Tech. Sgt. Ray Decker, 320th Special Tactics Squadron special operations weather team, takes a nap on an MC-130P Combat Shadow bound for Sendai Airport March 19. The relatively small squadron currently manages Sendai Airport, meaning squadron members work long hours with little sleep, making downtime like this a welcomed break. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Special ops group resupplies Sendai

Maj. John Traxler, 320th Special Tactics Squadron commander, boards an MC-130P Combat Shadow bound for Sendai Airport from Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 19 as part of Operation Tomodachi. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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