Feb. 8, 2019 JBER proves ready with earthquake-skilled CE Airmen It was an unusually warm September week in 2018 when Sophia Lee, a 673d Civil Engineer Squadron structural engineer, attended a local seminar titled, “ATC-20-1 Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings.”
Jan. 14, 2019 Innovation emerges from earthquake aftermath Following the Nov. 30, 2018, earthquake near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, teams from several different 773d Civil Engineer Squadron shops were sent out to assess damages and respond to damage reports.
June 30, 2016 Bolstering partnerships: USAF, Nepal exchange disaster relief best practices Ten Airmen assigned to the 36th Contingency Response Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, participated with various Nepali organizations in a subject-matter expert exchange at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu June 24 to July 9.
April 18, 2016 Yokota aids Japan with earthquake relief The 374th Airlift Wing sent two C-130 Hercules aircraft and aircrew to the Kyushu region April 18, supporting the government of Japan in their relief efforts for the series of earthquakes that took place in Kumamoto Prefecture and surrounding areas.
March 11, 2016 Yesterday’s Air Force: Operation Tomodachi Operation Tomodachi was the U.S. and Japanese response to the devastation brought by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, and tsunami, that struck off the coast of Japan. Airmen from all over the Pacific helped in the recovery efforts.