U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, uses a 70K K-loader to load equipment and supplies onboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena AB on Jan. 9, 2005. The relief supplies and equipment are bound for tsunami relief operations at Banda Aceh, Indoneisa. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Pallazola) (Released)
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Base: Kadena Air Base
State: Okinawa
Country: Japan (JPN)
Scene Camera Operator: A1C Michael Pallazola, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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Date
09/01/2005
Location
Kadena Air Base
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26.35647, 127.76702
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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