Operation Tomodachi

Operation Tomodachi トモダチ作戦
Part of the response to 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami
Type	Emergency response
Location	Earthquake and tsunami affected areas of Honshu, especially Tōhoku region (Fukushima, Iwate and Miyagi), Japan
Objective	Search and rescue, disaster relief, humanitarian relief
Date	12 March 2011 – 4 May 2011
Executed by	United States Forces Japan

Operation Tomodachi (トモダチ作戦, Tomodachi Sakusen, literally "Operation Friend(s)") was a United States Armed Forces (especially U.S. Forces Japan) 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.^[1]