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U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, inside a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. 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 Heather Tower) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, load an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. 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 Heather Tower) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Shawn Root, from the 374 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, checks the wires of an high frequency receiver transmitter aboard a C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Utapao Air Base, Thailand, on Jan. 8, 2005. 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.he Maintenance personnel work around the clock so that the jets can fly their many missions in association with the Combined Support Force effort being conducted throughout...

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN 1ST Class Anthony Shalamera, of the 718th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, monitors the brakes of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, aslo from Kadena AB, as it is unloaded from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft duirng Operation Unified Assistance at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 5, 2005. 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 STAFF SGT. Sarayuth Pinthong) (Released)

U.S. Air Force AIRMAN from the 718th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, and the 615th Traffic Air Lift Control Element, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., offload an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, aslo from Kadena AB, from a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Bandaranaike International Airport, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 5, 2005. 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 STAFF SGT. Sarayuth Pinthong) (Released)

U.S. Air Force STAFF SGT. Robert Caro (left) and SENIOR AIRMAN Sebastian Deangelis (right), both members of the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, prepare to unload equipment from their C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft during Operation Unified Assistance at Phuket, Thailand, Jan. 8, 2005. 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 MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, use a 70K K-loader equipment to load cargo on a C-17 Globemster III cargo aircraft from the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, Calif., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena AB on Jan. 1, 2005. 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. (U.S. Air Force photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Pallazola) (Released)

Two U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopters, from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, wait in a"folded"configuration at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 2, 2005, before they are transported to Katunayaka Air Base, Sri Lanka, in support of Operation Unified Assistance. 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 Heather Tower) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, take off for a mission during Operation Unified Assistance at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka on Jan. 11, 2005. 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 MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force SENIOR AIRMAN Rory Thomas, a crew chief from the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit, helps weigh down the back end of an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron as it is loaded into a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 3, 2004. 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 Heather Tower) (Released)

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Base: Kadena Air Base

State: Okinawa

Country: Japan (JPN)

Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather Tower, USAF

Release Status: Released to Public

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MASTER Sergeant Johnny Bartosh of the 317th Airlift Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, chains down an MH-60G Pave Hawk on a ramp as Technical Sergeant Tony McGuire of the 305th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, checks for clearance between the top of the helicopter and the C-17 Globemaster III aircraft

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