Operation Tomodachi, the relief effort mounted by U.S. forces to assist Japan in the aftermath of the 3/11 disaster, stands as enduring testimony to close cooperation and what can be achieved ...

Operation Tomodachi used the Japanese word for "friend" to convey the aim of doing all it takes to help a valuable ally. Moments after the disaster, then-US State Department official Kevin Maher ...

Operation Tomodachi is an 80-page full color book, which documents the U.S. military’s efforts to provide relief and recovery assistance in northeastern Japan after the devastating March 11 ...