The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command History Office has published a photographic essay from the archives of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team personnel who were deployed to Japan during the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
SENDAI AIRPORT, Japan — Staff Sgt. Kevin Rivera (Left) and Senior Master Sgt. Dean Kim (Right), both from the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team, check soil by a Sodium Iodide detector at Sendai Airport, April 05, 2011. AFRAT conducts radiological analysis of air, water, soil and physiological technical expertise in detection, survey and monitoring. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
