Misawa collects donations for Japanese communities

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Isaiah Bettinger and Bill McGuyer with Staff Sgt. James Anderson, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, stack boxes Mar. 15. Clothes, jackets, blankets and food were collected and taken to Sendai, Japan to help with relief efforts during Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown\Released)

Misawa's donations to Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – A combined effort of Misawa residents and Teachers from Mey Sen Academy, Sendai, Japan, load donations of clothes, food and blankets on a truck, in support of Operation Tomodachi Mar. 16. The supplies will be distributed to the communities that were affected by the earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Russell J. McBride\Released)

CE Base Recovery

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan –Civil Engineers pump water from the base’s steam lines which supply heat to the entire base. Water had collected in the lines due to the power loss caused by the recent earthquake. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla\Released)

CE Base Recovery

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Staff Sergeant Matthew Nelson 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, starts the water pump to begin pumping water out of steam lines that has collected as a result of power loss due to the recent earth quake. These steam lines run throughout the entire base and are used to supply the base with heat. (U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla\Released)

Logistics Readiness Squadron continues to move cargo

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A forklift loads cargo onto a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globe Master III Mar. 15. The 35th Logistic Readiness Squadron has moved 188 tons of cargo and 290 passengers since the start of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown\Released)

Logistics Readiness Squadron continues to move cargo

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- A forklift off loads a pallet of water from a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globe Master III Mar. 15, The 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron prepositions forklifts and other cargo handling equipment to rapidly and efficiently offload aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Marie Brown\Released)