U.S. Marines help Thailand students gain in-sight

U.S. Sailors and Marines visited students at a local school for the blind in Thailand March 18 during Exercise Cope Tiger 2011. Members of the Marine All-Weather Fighter Attack Squadron 533, Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, took time from their exercise schedule to visit the students of the

Rescue animals soothe voluntary departure nerves

374th Airlift Wing Commander takes to the air...waves

To keep base residents informed on the latest issues affecting Yokota Air Base, Col. Otto Feather, 374th Airlift Wing commander, took to the airwaves on AFN's Eagle 810 radio station here March 20.In the broadcasted interview, Colonel Feather answered questions regarding base safety from the

First C-17 touches down in Sendai

Members of the 517th Airlift Squadron of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, took part in a milestone relief support mission during Operation Tomodachi here March 20.Today marks the first C-17 Globemaster III to land in Sendai. The 517th AS delivered an all-terrain forklift to download supplies

HH-60s deliver supplies to decimated Kessenuma City

Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron flew two HH-60 helicopters to and from Kessenuma City, March 20, to deliver food, water and medical supplies to displaced people. Kessenuma City, situated along Japan's northeastern coast, received a devastating blow from the tsunami, March 11, losing much of its

Royal Thai Air Force transports Thailand citizens from Japan

Humanitarian relief supplies arrive at Sendai Airport

Misawa coordinates volunteer efforts in local community

It wasn't long after the ground stopped shaking in Japan that people began asking, "What can I do to help?"Hundreds of volunteers - military members, families, and civilians - came forward at Misawa Air Base in the days following the March 11, 9.0-magnitude earthquake. It soon became clear that a

Team ensures health, safety of aircrews

Airmen check for radiation exposure