517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Carol Ann Kemmis, a flight crew chief with the 703rd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, goes over the maintenance logs of a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a mission here, April 2. Sergeant Kemmis and members of the 517th Airlift Squadron from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska are providing support to Operation Tomodachi by shuttling supplies to and from other bases around Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- 1st Leuitenant JohnRoss Wendler, a pilot with the 517th Airlift Squadron, preflights a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a mission here, April 1. Wendler and fellow members of the 517th from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska are providing support to Operation Tomodachi by shuttling supplies to and from other bases around Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt Christopher Wilkinson, 621st Contingency Responce Wing, and Technical Sgt. Travis Duxsbury, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, offload cargo here, April 1. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Technical Sgt. Ryan Eads, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, spots a 10 ton loader up to the tail of a C-17 Globemaster III to offload cargo here, April 1. Eads and fellow members of the 517th AS provide aid to Japan by delivering supplies in and out of Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

Visit by top Self Defense Force officer

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- General Ryoichi Oriki, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan (left) is provided an overview of the Joint Support Force headquarters operations here Apr. 2, 2011 by Lt. Gen. Burton M. Field, Deputy Commander, Joint Support Force and Commander, 5th Air Force. Joint Support Force oversees U.S. military operations in support of Japan Self Defense Forces efforts in Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tiffany Dusterhoft)

Visit by top Self Defense Force officer

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- General Ryoichi Oriki, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff, Japan, addresses the Joint Support Force staff during an update brief here Apr. 2, 2011 regarding U.S military and Japan Self Defense Forces coordinated operations associated with Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Tiffany Dusterhoft)