humanitarian mission to Japan
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Eric Jordan, a 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, removes pitot covers during a pre-flight maintenance inspection on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, before departing on a humanitarian mission to Japan on March 12, 2011. The C-17 will be flown to various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)