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Kadena Air Base - Japan Relief Operations Videos

          Kadena Air Base - Japan Relief Operations Videos

      Last members of JGSDF's 15th Brigade arrive in mainland Japan via Kadenasabato 19 marzo 2011 12:27The last of more than 100 Japan Ground Self Defense Force personnel, as well as 60 vehicles and pieces of equipment, departed Kadena Air Base today bound for Yokota Air Base near Tokyo.

The movement of these JGSDF's 15th Brigade started Wednesday night with a C-17 from the Royal Australian Air Force based out of Brisbane, Australia. Over the following four days, U.S. Air Force and RAAF continued to ferry the Brigade's personnel and equipment to head north of Tokyo to provide disaster relief to citizens there.

more...RAAF, JGSDF, USAF unite for Japan reliefgiovedì 17 marzo 2011 00:39Kadena Airmen teamed up with members of the Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Ground Self Defense Force March 16, when an RAAF C-17 Globemaster III landed on Kadena's flight line.

The Aircraft came to Kadena to load supplies and a team from the JGSDF and then transport them to mainland Japan in support of earthquake and tsunami relief efforts.

"We couldn't say no to the opportunity to help our allies when faced with such a terrible tragedy," said RAAF Wing Commander Sonja Hallorran.

more...Kadena AB helps sister basesabato 12 marzo 2011 23:29Civil engineers from Kadena Air Base arrived at Misawa Air Base to help restore commercial power on the base that was taken out by the earthquake on Friday. Tech Sergeant Mike Tateishi was on the scene as civil engineers prepared to deploy on Saturday.

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