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'''Operation Tomodachi''' is an assistance operation to support |
'''Operation Tomodachi''' is an assistance operation to support Japan forces in [[disaster relief]] operations to the M9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. Tomodachi translates to friend or friendship. |
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Yokota Air Base helped recovering airline traffic in the hours after the tsunami.<ref name = JapanTsunamiZurf>{{cite web |url=http://aircraft.zurf.info/article/japan-tsunami-and-nuclear-disaster-timeline-events |title=Japan Tsunami and Nuclear Disaster: timeline of events |publisher=''Zurf Military Aircraft'' |accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref> The [[USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)|USS Ronald Reagan]] will support Japanese Self-Defense forces by providing refueling operations and transport of Japanese troops.<ref name = JapanTsunamiZurf /> Other ships from the US Navy with relief supplies and helicopters are en route to Japan. The USAF Air Mobility Command is also preparing transport aircraft to assist Japan. <ref name = JapanTsunamiZurf /> |
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The [[USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76)|USS Ronald Reagan]] will support Japanese Self-Defense forces by providing refueling operations and transport of Japanese troops. |
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Tomodachi translates to friend or friendship. |
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Revision as of 00:52, 16 March 2011
Operation Tomodachi is an assistance operation to support Japan forces in disaster relief operations to the M9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami. Tomodachi translates to friend or friendship.
Yokota Air Base helped recovering airline traffic in the hours after the tsunami.[1] The USS Ronald Reagan will support Japanese Self-Defense forces by providing refueling operations and transport of Japanese troops.[1] Other ships from the US Navy with relief supplies and helicopters are en route to Japan. The USAF Air Mobility Command is also preparing transport aircraft to assist Japan. [1]
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