Capt. Jeff Pedersen, a C-17 aircraft commander from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, (left) briefs the leadership of an Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team and a seven-person mobile field surgical team at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Oct. 5 before the team's departure en route to Padang, Indonesia, to provide medical care to those affected by the recent earthquake. The C-17 crew transported the team and 13 pallets of equipment necessary to support the team, which is self-sustaining for up to five days.

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