U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Harvey Gilchrist pulls 48 cases of Meals Ready to Eat from a cargo truck before them loading on an aircraft pallet at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Dec. 28, 2004. The meals will be flown to Southeast Asia as part of disaster relief following an earthquake that caused tsunami waves that affected 12 countries. Gilchrist is assigned to the 18th Services Squadron, 18th Air Wing. DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Richard Freeland, U.S. Air Force.