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110315-N-IC111-461 (via U.S. Pacific Fleet)

NORTHERN JAPAN (Mar. 15, 2011) – Chief Naval Air Crewman Steven Sinclair, assigned to the Black Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 4, currently embarked on board the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), hugs a Japanese citizen after tsunami relief efforts at a coastal Japanese city affected by the tsunami caused by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. Ships and aircraft from the Ronald Reagan Strike Group are conducting Search and Rescue (SAR) operations and resupply missions throughout northern Japan’s affected areas. Ronald Reagan is off the coastline of Japan to provide disaster relief and humanitarian assistance to Japan as directed in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kevin B. Gray/Released)