Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Grisell Chong gives a briefing to military members after their arrival Mar. 13. More than 50 civil engineer members from Kadena Air Force Base, Japan arrived here to help out with base recovery operations. Sergeant Chong is assigned to the 35th Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown\Released)

Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron wait to receive briefings after arriving Mar. 13 in support of Operation Tomodachi. Several search and rescue teams are also scheduled to arrive and assist in civil relief recovery operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown\Released)

15th Wing supports Japanese relief efforts

Brig. Gen. Scott West, 13th Air Force vice commander, fields questions from the media before boarding a C-17 preparing to depart on a humanitarian mission to Japan Mar. 12 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)

15th Wing supports Japanese relief efforts

Airman 1st Class James Limon and Senior Airman Kevin Kust, 735th Air Mobility Squadron ramp service specialists, secure a generator to the floor of a C-17 in preparation for its departure on a humanitarian mission to Japan Mar. 12 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)

15th Wing supports Japanese relief efforts

A 735th Air Mobility Squadron ramp service technician loads generators onto a C-17 in preparation for its departure on a humanitarian mission to Japan Mar. 12 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)

15th Wing supports Japanese relief efforts

735th Air Mobility Squadron ramp service specialists and 535th Airlift Squadron loadmasters load generators onto a C-17 in preparation for its departure on a humanitarian mission to Japan Mar. 12 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)