Volunteer work continues outside Misawa Air Base

HACHINOHE, Japan -- Civilians from Misawa Air Base clear debris from a strawberry field, here April 1. The base is working with local communities to help clean up from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that damaged the area. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez/Released)

Volunteer work continues outside Misawa Air Base

HACHINOHE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corp Lance Cpl. William Deane, temporarily assigned to Misawa Air Base from the Combat Logistics Regiment-3 at Camp Foster, Okinawa, pulls plastic sheeting out of dirt and sand at a strawberry field, here April 1. Misawa Helps, a command-sponsored volunteer project, sent 75 Marines, Airmen, Sailors and civilians this day to help clear the strawberry farm of debris from the March 11 tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Martinez/Released)

Photo essay: Military volunteers assist tsunami-struck village

NODA MURA, Iwate, Japan – The coastal village here was heavily damaged as part of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami that struck Northern Japan. Nearly 40 U.S. service members and civilians left Misawa Air Base, Japan, to assist in tsunami cleanup and relief efforts in the village as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe McFadden/Released)

Photo essay: Military volunteers assist tsunami-struck village

NODA MURA, Iwate, Japan – U.S. Navy Sailors and U.S. Marines lift a knocked-down wall in a tsunami-struck area here March 29. Nearly 40 U.S. service members and civilians left Misawa Air Base, Japan, to assist in tsunami cleanup and relief efforts in the village as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe McFadden/Released)

Photo essay: Military volunteers assist tsunami-struck village

NODA MURA, Iwate, Japan – U.S. Navy Aviation Structural Mechanic 3rd Class Thachbich Dinh, assigned to Atsugi Air Base, Japan, sorts and cleans salvageable items in a tsunami-struck area here March 29. Nearly 40 U.S. service members and civilians left Misawa Air Base, Japan, to assist in tsunami cleanup and relief efforts in the village as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe McFadden/Released)

Photo essay: Military volunteers assist tsunami-struck village

NODA MURA, Iwate, Japan – Lt. Col. Eric Winton, 373rd Intelligence Group, left, and Tech. Sgt. Gregory Bird, 35th Maintenance Group, right, carry debris across a tsunami-struck area here March 29. Both Airmen are assigned to Misawa Air Base, Japan, and were among nearly 40 U.S. service members and civilians who left the base to assist in tsunami cleanup and relief efforts in the village as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joe McFadden/Released)