Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- C-130 aircrew, from the 36th Airlift Squadron, review flight plans prior to their trip to Chitose Air Base and Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The crew is delivering humanitarian supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon, 36th Airlift Squadron, and a member of the Japanese Defense Force, inspect pallets before they are loaded onto a C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. Because of Yokota's long-standing working relationship with Japanese forces, Airmen are able to rapidly respond with critically needed supplies and capabilities in times of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- A K-loader, full of supply pallets, is ready to be loaded onto a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. Yokota's aircrews are working around the clock to deliver vital supplies to disaster struck regions of northern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Japanese Defense Force load a pallet onto a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Capt. Eric Elmore, 36th Airlift Squadron, and a member of the Japanese Defense Force, push a pallet onto a C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. Because of Yokota's long-standing working relationship with Japanese forces, Airmen are able to rapidly respond with critically needed supplies and capabilities in times of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Steven Sheeley (left), Capt Eric Elmore (right), 36th Airlift Squadron, and a member from the Japanese Defense Force, push a pallet onto a C-130 at Chitose Air Base, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nick Alarcon, 36th Airlift Squadron, and a member of the Japanese Defense Force, exchange patches at Chitose Air Base, March 29. Because of Yokota's long-standing working relationship with Japanese forces, Airmen are able to rapidly respond with critically needed supplies and capabilities in times of crisis. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- A member of the Japanese Defense Force uses a forklift to unload a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- A member of the Japanese Defense Force uses a forklift to unload a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- A member of the Japanese Defense Force loads a truck with boxes delivered by a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- Members of the Japanese Defense Force load a truck with boxes delivered from a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- Members of the Japanese Defense Force wait for a forklift load of supplies, transported by a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130, to be delivered at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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HANAMAKI AIRPORT, Japan -- A member of the Japanese Defense Force loads a truck with boxes delivered by a 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 at Hanamaki Airport, March 29. The C-130 will deliver humanitarian goods and supplies to the Japanese Defense Force in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Yokota Airmen deliver humanitarian supplies to Chitose Air Base and Hanamaki Airport

Published March 29, 2011

Operation Tomodachi

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