Remembering as if it happened yesterday I remember, waking up with my broken left ankle throbbing in pain. Limping out the door toward my SUV, I thought I should be on leave and enjoying the fresh snow in the mountains, but instead I am working today with a broken ankle. The base began its military deployment exercise today, and I did not want to report for duty. The day was gorgeous outside; the sun shining brightly and was a breathtaking day; nonetheless, there was an eerie feeling in the air.
After, completing the deployment line, at 3:15 P.M. I entered into a holding area, then unexpectedly the walls and ceiling started convulsing violently. A First Lieutenant endeavored to keep a large group of people confined in this small room; however, due to safety concerns we decided to evacuate the building. Some people jumped out the windows with a six-foot drop outside, …show more content…
Untold number of people in the Tōhoku region experienced an electricity outage for a week; houses not adequately heated for the winter month. The repair crews continuously worked at restoring power for the inhabitants of the Tōhoku region. The humanitarian relief came from multiple countries and provided for the necessities of the survivors. The United States military provided humanitarian relief under “Operation Tomodachi” in the disaster areas, the military set up temporary shelters, distributed food, and medical supplies. The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Australian governments sent in civilian and military search and rescue outfits that looked for survivors and locate the deceased. One of these outfits discovered an infant two days after the tsunami, yet another outfit rescued twelve people floating off the eastern shore. To secure the protection of their nationals, numerous governments utilized extraction outfits to retrieve their citizens inhabiting
After, completing the deployment line, at 3:15 P.M. I entered into a holding area, then unexpectedly the walls and ceiling started convulsing violently. A First Lieutenant endeavored to keep a large group of people confined in this small room; however, due to safety concerns we decided to evacuate the building. Some people jumped out the windows with a six-foot drop outside, …show more content…
Untold number of people in the Tōhoku region experienced an electricity outage for a week; houses not adequately heated for the winter month. The repair crews continuously worked at restoring power for the inhabitants of the Tōhoku region. The humanitarian relief came from multiple countries and provided for the necessities of the survivors. The United States military provided humanitarian relief under “Operation Tomodachi” in the disaster areas, the military set up temporary shelters, distributed food, and medical supplies. The United States, United Kingdom, France, and Australian governments sent in civilian and military search and rescue outfits that looked for survivors and locate the deceased. One of these outfits discovered an infant two days after the tsunami, yet another outfit rescued twelve people floating off the eastern shore. To secure the protection of their nationals, numerous governments utilized extraction outfits to retrieve their citizens inhabiting