Great East Japan Earthquake
U.S. military begins airlift of supplies
TAKIHANA, Japan (March 13, 2011)Naval Air Crewman 2nd Class Brian Fox, from Oceanside, Calif., assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), delivers supplies to Japanese aid workers during earthquake and tsunami relief efforts near Sendai, Japan. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan rendering humanitarian assistance following an 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]