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Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group off-load and upload new gear at Sendai Airport, Japan, on March 16, 2011. The 353rd Special Operations Group is establishing a usable runway at Sendai Airport to help with Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief. Operation Tomodachi is the U.S. military's humanitarian and relief effort in response to the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group off-load and upload new gear at Sendai Airport, Japan.

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group off-load and upload new gear at Sendai Airport, Japan, on March 16, 2011. The 353rd Special Operations Group is establishing a usable runway at Sendai Airport to help with Japan's earthquake and tsunami relief. Operation Tomodachi is the U.S. military's humanitarian and relief effort in response to the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11.

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