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)

Airmen perform search and rescue operations in Northern Japan

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

Pacific Air Power

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Team Andersen Airmen tour a B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D. that is here to support the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific, March 10. The Pacific Airpower tour was created to help show Airmen how they contribute to the Andersen mission. During the tour, Airmen get the chance to visit multiple units located on base, either deployed or permanent party, giving them a deeper look into what others are doing during their tour here and what essential role they play in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

Pacific Air Power

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Team Andersen Airmen tour a B-52 Stratofortress from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, N.D. that is here to support the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific, March 10. The Pacific Airpower tour was created to help show Airmen how they contribute to the Andersen mission. During the tour, Airmen get the chance to visit multiple units located on base, either deployed or permanent party, giving them a deeper look into what others are doing during their tour here and what essential role they play in the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Carlin Leslie)

Deployed unit provides vital support mission to South Korea

Airman 1st Class Alexander Dean, a crew chief assigned to the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, receives the first A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to land at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Paul Holcomb)

Deployed unit provides vital support mission to South Korea

Crew chiefs receive the first A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, to land at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, March 9. The U.S. Air Force is deploying 12 A-10C aircraft from Davis-Monthan to Osan for approximately six months as part of a scheduled deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Master Sgt. Paul Holcomb)