Great East Japan Earthquake
Operation Friends
HADENYA, Japan (March 18, 2011) Naval Air Crewmen 2nd Class Christopher Tautkus, left, from Simi Valley, Calif., and Brian Fox, from Oceanside, Calif., both assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, embarked aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), speak with Japanese men about providing additional supplies during a humanitarian assistance mission. The Ronald Reagan Carrier Strike Group has delivered more than 100,000 pounds of supplies since the earthquake one week ago. Ronald Reagan is off the coast of Japan providing humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (Photo by U.S. Navy/AFLO) [0006]