page_title: Operation Tomodachi
section_title: Operation Pacific Passage
hierarchical_section_title: Operation Tomodachi / Operation Pacific Passage
caption_attribution_description: English: NAVAL AIR FACILITY MISAWA, Japan (March 22, 2011) Family members of U.S. military personnel board a flight to the continental United States during an authorized voluntary departure from Japan. The departure was authorized due to damage caused by the recent 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Jose Lopez, Jr./Released)
context_page_description: Operation Tomodachi was a United States Armed Forces assistance operation to support Japan in disaster relief following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. The operation took place from 12 March to 4 May 2011; involved 24,000 U.S. servicemembers, 189 aircraft, 24 naval ships; and cost $90 million.
context_section_description: Over 7,000 family members of U.S. service members in Japan were voluntarily evacuated in March to Seattle Tacoma Airport and Travis Air Force Base in the U.S. during Operation Pacific Passage. Concerns over the uncertainty of the radiation situation and reducing the burden of supporting families while conducting relief operations and the related troop movements led to the relocation program.
caption: Charter flights carried family of U.S. service members in Japan to the U.S. West Coast. (See further Category:Operation Pacific Passage)
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