USS RR and Japan army provides relief for Japan quake victims

A Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force SH-70B helicopter lands on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi.

(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Feddersen)

PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2011) An SH-60F Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) Four, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony W. Johnson\Released)

110313-N-SB672-010 TAKIHANA, Japan (March 13, 2011) Helicopters assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4 fly over Japan en route to the mainland to deliver disaster relief supplies. Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)

110313-N-SB672-011 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, carries supplies to Japanese aid workers. Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)

110313-N-SB672-017 TAKIHANA, Japan (March 13, 2011) Senior Chief Naval Air Crewman Steve Sinclair, from Las Vegas, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, assigned to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), greets a Japanese aid worker. Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)

110313-N-KF029-019 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2011) An HH-60H Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) Four, launches off the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Anthony W. Johnson\Released)

110313-N-IC111-007 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2011) Capt. Jim Morgan, center, commander Destroyer Squadron 7, coordinates search and rescue (SAR) efforts with Capt. Iwasaki, right, commander of Escort Flotilla 1 of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, aboard the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin B. Gray/Released)

110313-N-GL340-119 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2011) An SH-70B Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, lands on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Feddersen/Released)

110313-N-GL340-128 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2011) An SH-70B Sea Hawk helicopter, assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, lands on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Feddersen/ Released)

110313-N-SB672-014 TAKIHANA, Japan (March 13, 2011) Lt. Cmdr. Albin Quinko, from San Diego, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, embarked on board the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), hands over humanitarian relief supplies to a Japanese aid worker. Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)

110313-N-SB672-012 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 on board aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), delivers humanitarian relief supplies to Japanese aid workers. Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dylan McCord/Released)

110313-N-GL340-146 PACIFIC OCEAN (March 13, 2011) An SH-70B Seahawk helicopter, assigned to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, lands on the flight deck of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76). Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Michael Feddersen/Released)