C-17 transports Japanese forces to help relief efforts
Japanese 1st Lt. Akira Takahashi marshals vehicles from the 15th Brigade, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, March 17, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The C-17 Globemaster III transported JGSDF troops and vehicles from Okinawa to support the relief effort after the earthquake and tsunami, March 11. Lieutenant Takahasi is assigned to the central transportation management command. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)