MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Tyson Schoenmoser (left), 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crewchief, and Master Sgt. Anthony Pemberton, 36th Airlift Squadron C-130 Hercules loadmaster, download pallets carrying more than 11,000 pounds of relief supplies at Matsushima Air Base, Japan, March 29. The U.S. military is fully committed to supporting the Government of Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan -- A servicemember from Matsushima Air Base, Japan, downloads relief supply pallets from a C-130 Hercules March 29. Members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, transported more than 11,000 pounds of humanitarian supplies from Chitose Air Base to Matsushima as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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Relief supplies bring hope amidst the devastation

MATSUSHIMA AIR BASE, Japan -- Water level marks can still be seen on buildings surrounding Matsushima Air Base, March 29, nearly two weeks after an earthquake and tsunami struck the area. Members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, were on scene to deliver more than 11,000 pounds of relief supplies to support the Government of Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- 1st Lt. Christopher Baisch (left), a C-130 Hercules co-pilot, and Staff Sgt. Michael Farey, a C-130 flight engineer, from the 36th Airlift Squadron, discuss flight information during a mission from Matsushima Air Base, Japan, to Yokota Air Base March 29. Lieutenant Baisch, a native of Selden, N.Y., and Sergeant Farey, a native of Albany, Ore., were part of a team from Yokota that delivered more than 11,000 pounds of humanitarian relief supplies at the request of the Government of Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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MATSUSHIMA, Japan -- The aircrew fall silent as their C-130 Hercules passes over a cemetery in Matsushima, Japan. Nearly two weeks have passed since the area was hit by an unforgiving earthquake and tsunami. During the flight, members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, delivered more than 11,000 pounds of relief supplies to support the Government of Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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MATSUSHIMA, Japan -- Aircrew from a C-130 Hercules surveys wreckage at a port in Matsushima, Japan. Nearly two weeks have passed since the port, once bustling with commerce, was hit by an earthquake and tsunami. During the C-130 flight, members from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, delivered more than 11,000 pounds of relief supplies to support the Government of Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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CHITOSE AIR BASE, Japan – More than 11,000 pounds of food, water and blankets are loaded onto a C-130 Hercules bound for Matsushima Air Base, Japan, March 29. The supplies were transported by the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, to support the Government of Japan's request for humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Robin Stanchak)

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Relief supplies bring hope amidst the devastation

Published March 30, 2011