YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-130 full of water pallets waits to take off here, March 25. The 36th Airlift Squadron is part of an airlift effort to move more than 1 million pounds of water in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Senior Airman Jordanne Willson, 36th Airlift Squadron, guids a forklift into position to load a pallet of water at Sendai Airport, March 26. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the over 1 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base to Northern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Airmen from the 36th Airlift Squadron push a pallet off a C-130H Hurcules at Sendai Airport, March 26. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the over 1 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base to Northern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Senior Airman Brandon Lee, 36th Airlift Squadron, talks with the rest of the crew before unloading a pallet of water at Sendai Airport, March 26. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the over 1 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base to Northern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Tyler Mauga (spotter), and Senior Airman Steven Leydon (driver), 730th Air Mobility Squadron move a pallet of water to be configured for flight here March 25. The Airmen of the 730th AMS have prepared more than 1 million pounds of water to be airlifted in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Tyler Mauga (spotter), and Senior Airman Steven Leydon (driver), 730th Air Mobility Squadron, unload pallets of water from a Japanese commercial truck here March 25. The Airmen of the 730th AMS have unloaded more than 1 million pounds of water to be airlifted in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron unload pallets of water from a Japanese commercial truck and build flight ready pallets here March 25. The Airmen of the 730th AMS have unload more than 1 million pounds of water to be airlifted in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron get a K-Loader of water pallets ready to be flown by the 36th Airlift Squadron's C-130H Hurcules here March 25. Together the two squadrons will be moving more than 1 million pounds of water to be airlifted in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- Airmen use forklifts to move pallets of water in to a staging area at Sendai Airport, March 26. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the over 1 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base to Northern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan -- U.S. Marines from Combat Logistics Regiment 35, Camp Kinser, Okinawa breakdown pallets of water to be moved on trucks at Sendai Airport, March 26. The water that was airlifted to Sendai Airport is part of the over 1 million pounds of water being moved from Yokota Air Base to Northern Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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Yokota moves 1 million lbs of water to Sendai Airport

Published March 26, 2011