You can see more information and photos at the following links:
- Operation Tomodachi Photostream on Flickr
- The latest on Navy support to Japan (Stars and Stripes)
- U.S. troops supporting, rather than executing relief missions (Stars and Stripes)
- U.S. Troops Continue Relief Efforts in Japan (Department of Defense)
- U.S. Ambassador John V. Roos’ Twitter Account – Provides regular updates on Operation Tomodachi
Over at Itai News, they’ve posted some excerpts from a 2channel thread in which Japanese netizens comment on how “cool” the American military looks in TV reports about Operation Tomodachi. (2channel is a Japanese Social network).
And Japan Probe has a good rundown here. Tomodachi means friend in Japanese.
Some comments praising the US:
a friend in need is a friend indeed!