Capt. Nate Amidon conducts a pre-flight crew briefing March 12, 2011, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, before departing on a humanitarian mission to Japan. The plane will visit various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. Captain Amidon is a C-17 pilot with the 535th Airlift Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen)