517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Technical Sgt. Ryan Eads, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, loads a generator onto a C-17 Globemaster III here, April 1. The generators were en-route Yokota Air Base, Japan to provide support for Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Technical Sgt. Travis Duxsbury, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, offloads cargo from a C-17 Globemaster III here, April 1. Duxsbury and fellow members of the 517th from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska are providing support to Operation Tomodachi by shuttling supplies to and from bases around Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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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)

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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)

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517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- 1st Lt JohnRoss Wendler and Captain Meghan Fridley-Geiger, pilots with the 517th Airlift Squadron, preflight an C-17 Globemaster III to take off here, April 1. Wendler and Fridley-Geiger along with other 5-17 crews provide support to Operation Tomodachi transporting supplies to and from Yokota Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia)

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517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Technical Sgt. Ryan Eads, a loadmaster with the 517th Airlift Squadron, goes through pre-flight checks on a C-17 Globemaster III prior to a mission here, April 2. Sergeant Eads 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)

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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)

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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)

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517th Provides Support to Operation Tomodachi

Published April 5, 2011