Faces of Operation Tomodachi

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Tony Jarry, Command Post chief with the 35th Fighter Wing from Misawa Air Base, and a Phenix City, Ala.-native, oversees command post operations.

Faces of Operation Tomodachi

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman TaRon Hodge, a Transient Alert technician with the 35th Maintenance Squadron from Misawa AB, and an Atlanta, Ga.-native, leads a transient C-130 Hercules to its parking spot in support of Operation Tomodachi in Aomori Prefecture, Japan on March 30, 2011.

Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan - Sollars Elementary School students make paper crane's here on April 2 that will be sent to the Students Rebuild program. The school has collected more than 7,000 cranes to help reach the goal of 100,000 as part of an art display at a reconstructed school in Sendai, Japan. Students Rebuild is a global organization that mobilizes young people to connect, learn and take action on critical issues. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla/Released)

Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan-- Senior Airman Chelsea Cummings visits Cummings Elementary School on here and learns how to make an origami paper crane on April 2. Cummings and Sollars Elementary Schools have collected more than 7,000 cranes to help reach the goal of 100,000 as part of an art display at a reconstructed school in Sendai, Japan. Students Rebuild is a global organization that mobilizes young people to connect, learn and take action on critical issues. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla/Released)

Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan-- Volunteers make daily trips to help the local community in areas such as this strawberry field that was affected by the tsunami that occurred on March 11. Since the beginning of Misawa Helps, a program that was started by the base to assist the local community recover from the recent disaster, more than 1,300 volunteers have made more than 30 trips to nearby towns and villages. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla/Released)

Operation Tomodachi

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan-- Edgren High School students volunteer their time on April 2 to clean up one of the many local strawberry fields that were affected by the tsunami that occurred on March 11. Since the beginning of Misawa Helps, a program that was started by the base to assist the local community recover from the recent disaster, more than 1,300 volunteers have made more than 30 trips to nearby towns and villages. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. April Quintanilla/Released)