Ceremony recognizes TacSat-3 operators for disaster relief efforts

Tech. Sgt. Rodney Hamilton recalls the afternoon of March 11, 2011, with perfect clarity. It was his birthday, but that’s not the only reason it’s clear to him. That afternoon he was driving home from work at Misawa Air Base, Japan, when he witnessed the awesome power of nature.

A magnitude 9.03 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan with full force; the earthquake was the most powerful in Japan’s recorded history. It killed more than 15,000 people, destroyed hundreds of thousands of buildings and left millions without power and water.
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