YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley takes off carrying 16 pallets of humanitarian aid to Sendai, Japan, March 21. With the assistance of Yokota Airmen, the RAAF were able to deliver 90,000 pounds of cargo in support of Operation Tomodachi. Operation Tomodachi is a relief support mission aiding those affected by the devastation caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael J. Veloz)