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| Wood beams strewn about like matchsticks highlight the devastation caused by the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake and its tsunami. (U.S. Navy photo) |
There is no need for me to go into the details of the 2011 Tohoku-Pacific Ocean Earthquake that struck off the coast of Sendai, Japan on March 11. I'm sure you are aware of the thousands killed by the 9.0 tremor and other powerful earthquakes associated with it, the devastating tsunami that washed away whole towns and the continuing crisis surrounding the nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture.
The purpose of this post is to recognize the thousands who have helped. These people have contributed their talents, knowledge, skills, time and money to help mitigage the effects of the disaster and help those affected get back on their feet. And they come in many forms. The workers at the power plant who are putting themselves at tremendous risk of radiation exposure come to mind.
The lists here are as complete as I could get them, but I'm certain that there is much that I left out. If you see any organization that is missing, please email me at dave@spotlightoncapecoral.com.
Also, please don't take this as an oversight of other disasters. Many of these organizations are helping with them as well. For example, many who have been helping with the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand are helping here, too.
Here in the Cape, people have reacted:
Elisa Collins' sixth-grade classes at Oasis Middle School have been folding origami cranes, both as a gesture and as a fundraiser.
Kobayashi Dojo is cosponsoring a Southwest Florida Symphony benefit concert featuring Reiko Niiya. It's on April 3 at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian Universalist Church in South Fort Myers.
Oasis High School geography teacher Peter N'Diangui has given his students a lesson on natural disasters, using Japan as a foundation.
Residents David and Kerry Ryan told The News-Press that they found out that their son is safe ay via Skype. Johnathan Ryan, an English teacher lives in Aizu-Wakamatsu with his wife Shinobu.
Mario and Florence Cucchiara were also thrilled to find out that a Yoshinao Okubo, whom they hosted when he was an exchange student 40 years ago, was also okay. They told The News-Press that they had initially heard that he was dead.
An another note, the earthquake caused Florida's water table to temporarily rise.
Non-governmental organizations: Dozens of charities have stepped forward to help. Some have been on the ground performing search-and-rescue operations and providing supplies and care. Others are working to raise money for those organizations. All are seeking donations, so be sure to follow the links if you are able to contribute:
Adventist Development and Relief Agency www.adra.org
ADRA Japan www.adrajpn.org
Action Against Hunger International www.actionagainsthunger.org
AERObridge aerobridge.org
All Hands Volunteers hands.org
American Humane Association www.americanhumane.org
American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee jdc.org/
American Red Cross www.redcross.org
AmeriCares www.americares.org/
Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team www.amurt.net/
Animal Friends Niigata www.afniigata.org
Animal Refuge Kansai www.arkbark.net
Architecture for Humanity architectureforhumanity.org/
Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network http://www.adrrn.net/
Association for Aid and Relief, Japan www.aarjapan.gr.jp/english/
Association of Medical Doctors of Asia International www.amdainternational.com/
Australian Red Cross www.redcross.org.au/japan2011.htm
Baptist World Alliance/Baptist World Aid www.bwanet.org
Bangkok Hospital Phuket www.phukethospital.com/
Beyond Nuclear www.beyondnuclear.org/
Boy Scouts of America www.scouting.org/
British Red Cross www.redcross.org.uk/
Brother's Brother Foundation www.brothersbrother.org/
Canadian Red Cross www.redcross.ca
CARE International Japan www.careintjp.org
Caritas Japan www.caritas.org/worldmap/asia/japan.html
Catholic Medical Mission Board www.cmmb.org
Catholic Relief Services crs.org
Central Community Chest of Japan www.akaihane.or.jp
Charities Aid Foundation www.cafonline.org
ChildFund International www.childfund.org
Christian Disaster Response www.cdresponse.org
Christian Relief, Assistance, Support and Hope Japan www.crashjapan.com
Christian Reformed World Relief Committee www.crwrc.org
The Church of Jesus Christ and Latter-Day Saints lds.org
Church World Service www.churchworldservice.org
Citizen Action Team's Relief Database www.reliefdatabase.org
Civic Force civic-force.org
Community Chest of Korea eng.chest.or.kr
Convoy of Hope www.convoyofhope.org
CrisisCommons crisiscommons.org
Direct Relief International www.directrelief.org
Doctors Without Borders www.doctorswithoutborders.org
Eagle's Wings Foundation www.theeagleswingsfoundation.org
Engineers Without Borders www.ewb-usa.org
Episcopal Relief and Development www.er-d.org
Evangelical Free Church of America www.efca.org
Food for the Hungry www.fh.org
Foursquare Relief and Compassion Missions International www.foursquare.org
Fuel Relief Fund fuelrelieffund.org
Give Foundation www.givefoundationonline.org
Giving Children Hope www.gchope.org
Global Disaster Immediate Response Team www.globaldirt.org
Globalgiving.org
Global Ministries globalministries.org
Habitat for Humanity International www.habitat.org
Handicap International www.handicap-international.us
HandsOn Network www.handsonnetwork.org
Hong Kong Red Cross www.redcross.org.hk
Humane Society International www.hsi.org
Humane Society of the United States www.humanesociety.org
Humanitarian Coalition humanitariancoalition.ca
InterAction www.interaction.org
International Committee of the Red Cross www.icrc.org
International Cooperative Alliance www.ica.coop
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies www.ifrc.org
International Fund for Animal Welfare www.ifaw.org
International Medical Corps www.internationalmedicalcorps.org
International Organization for Migration www.iom.int
International Rescue Committee www.rescue.org
International Rescue Corps www.intrescue.org
Islamic Relief USA www.islamicreliefusa.org
IsraAID www.facebook.com/israaid
Japanese American Citizens League www.jacl.org
Japanese American Cultural & Community Center www.facebook.com/pages/JACCC/108520352549
Japan-America Society of Hawaii www.jashawaii.org
Japan-America Society of Southern California www.jas-socal.org
Japanese Association, Singapore www.jas.org.sg
Japan Cat Network www.japancatnet.com
Japan Center for International Exchange www.jcie.org
Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California www.jcccnc.org
Japanese Red Cross www.jrc.or.jp
Japan International Food for the Hungry jifh.fhi.net
Japan Lutheran Church www.jlc.or.jp
Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation www.janic.org
Japan Platform www.japanplatform.org
Japan Rescue Association www.japan-rescue.com
Japan Society www.japansociety.org
Japan-US Alliance of New Jersey jusanj.org
The Jewish Federations of North America www.jewishfederations.org
KnK International knk-network.org
Korea Disaster Relief Association
Life for Relief & Development www.lifeusa.org
Lions Clubs International www.lionsclubs.org
MapAction www.mapaction.org
Matthew 25: Ministries www.m25m.org
Medical Teams International www.medicalteams.org
Mercy Corps www.mercycorps.org
Mercy Relief www.mercyrelief.org
Mobile Giving Foundation www.mobilegiving.org
N.C. Baptist Men www.baptistsonmission.org
Network for Good networkforgood.org
NGO JEN www.jen-npo.org/en
Nippon International Cooperation for Community Development www.kyoto-nicco.org/english
Nippon SPCA www.facebook.com/pages/Nippon-SPCA/147171542011404
Nippon Volunteer Network Active in Disaster www.ucc.org
OpenStreetMap www.openstreetmap.org
Operation Blessing International www.ob.org
Operation USA www.opusa.org
Oxfam Japan www.oxfam.jp/en
Peace Winds Japan www.peace-winds.org/en
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance/Hunger Program gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/pda
Radiation Crowdmap radiation.crowdmap.com/?l=en_US
Red Cross of Serbia www.ifrc.org/en/what-we-do/where-we-work/europe/red-cross-of-serbia/
Red Cross Society of China www.redcross.org.cn
Red Cross Society of the Republic of China web.redcross.org.tw
Relief International www.ri.org
ReliefWeb www.reliefweb.int
The Salvation Army World Service salvationarmyusa.org/
Samaritan's Purse www.samaritan.org
Sarvodaya-Japan www.sarvodayajapan.org/overview-in-english
Save Japan! savejapan.simone-inc.com
Save the Children www.savethechildren.org
SeattleJapanRelief seattlejapanrelief.org
Search Dog Foundation www.searchdogfoundation.org
SEEDS Asia www.seedsasia.org/eng
ShelterBox www.shelterbox.org
Singapore Red Cross Society www.redcross.org.sg
Singapore Soka Association www.ssabuddhist.org
Stop Hunger Now www.stophungernow.org
Students Rebuild studentsrebuild.org
Taiwan Public Television Service eng.pts.org.tw
TAO Emergency Operations Center
Topos Tlatelolco www.topos.mx
Tomodachi Calling http://www.cafepress.com/tomodachicalling
Tzu Chi Foundation www.us.tzuchi.org
United Church of Christ in Japan ameblo.jp/jishin-support-uccj-en
United Methodist Committee on Relief new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor
United Way liveunited.org
Ushahidi www.ushahidi.com
U.S.-Japan Council www.usjapancouncil.org
United Kennel Club www.ukcdogs.com
UUA/Unitarian Universalist Service Committee Japan Relief Fund www.uusc.org
Vietnamese Red Cross Society www.redcross.org.vn/redcross/en/home/index.jsp
Volunteer Medics Worldwide www.volunteermedics.org
World Concern www.worldconcern.org
World Nuclear Association www.world-nuclear.org
World Vets International Aid for Animals www.worldvets.org
World Vision www.worldvision.org
World Vision Japan www.worldvision.jp/english
World Vision Singapore www.worldvision.org.sg
Japan's response: All levels of government have been mobilized. The effects of the disaster have called for the police, fire and medical services of all these prefectures, cities, towns and villages:
Aomori Prefecture: Ajisawa, Aomori, Fujisaki, Fukaura, Gonohe, Goshogawara, Hachinohe, Hashikami, Higashidori, Hirakawa, Hiranai, Hirosaki, Imabetsu, Inakadate, Itayanagi, Kazamaura, Kuroishi, Misawa, Mutsu, Nanbu, Nakadomari, Nishimeya, Noheji, Oirase, Oma, Owani, Rokkasho, Rokunohe, Sai, Sannohe, Shichinohe, Shingo, Sotogahama, Takko, Tohoku, Towada, Tsugaru, Tsuruta, Yokohama, Yomogita
Chiba Prefecture: Abiko, Asahi, Chiba, Chonan, Chosei, Choshi, Funabashi, Futtsu, Ichihara, Ichikawa, Ichinomiya, Inzai, Isumi, Kamagaya, Kamogawa, Kashiwa, Katori, Katsuura, Kimitsu, Kisarazu, Kozaki, Kujukuri, Kyonan, Matsudo, Minamiboso, Mobara, Mutsuzawa, Nagara, Nagareyama, Narashino, Narita, Noda, Oamishirasato, Onjuko, Otaki, Sakae, Sakura, Sanmu, Shibayama, Shirako, Shiroi, Shisui, Sodegaura, Sosa, Tako, Tateyama, Tomisato, Tonosho, Togane, Urayasu, Yachimata, Yachiyo, Yokoshibahikari, Yotsukaido
Fukushima: Aizubange, Aizumisato, Aizuwakamatsu, Asakawa, Bandai, Date, Fukushima, Furudono, Futaba, Hanawa, Hinoemata, Hirata, Hirono, Iitate, Inawashiro, Ishikawa, Iwaki, Izumizaki, Kagamiishi, Kaneyama, Kawamata, Katsurao, Kawauchi, Kitakata, Kitashiobara, Kori, Koriyama, Kunimi, Miharu, Minamiaizu, Minamisoma, Mishima, Motomiya, Nakajima, Namie, Naraha, Nihonmatsu, Nishigo, Nishiaiazu, Okuma, Ono, Otama, Samegawa, Shimogo, Shinchi, Shirakawa, Showa, Soma, Sukagawa, Tadami, Tamakawa, Tamura, Tanagura, Tenei, Tomioka, Yabuki, Yanaizu, Yamatsuri, Yugawa
Gunma Prefecture: Annaka, Chiyoda, Fujioka, Higashiagatsuma, Isesaki, Itakura, Kanna, Kanra, Katashina, Kawaba, Kiryu, Kusatsu, Maebashi, Meiwa, Midori, Minakami, Naganohara, Nakanojo, Nanmoku, Numata, Oizumi, Ora, Ota, Shibukawa, Shimonita, Shinto, Showa, Takasaki, Takayama, Tamamura, Tatebayashi, Tomioka, Tsumagoi, Ueno, Yoshioka
Hokkaido Prefecture: Abashiri, Akabira, Asahikawa, Ashibetsu, Bibai, Chitose, Date, Ebetsu, Eniwa, Fukagawa, Furano, Hakodate, Hokuto, Ishikari, Iwamizawa, Kitahiroshima, Kitami, Kushiro, Mikasa, Monbetsu, Muroran, Nayoro, Nemuro, Noboribetsu, Obihiro, Otaru, Rumoi, Sapporo, Shibetsu, Sunagawa, Takikawa, Tomakomai, Utashinai, Wakkanai, Yubari
Ibaraki Prefecture: Ami, Bando, Chikusei, Daigo, Goka, Hitachi, Hitachinaka, Hitachiomaya, Hitachiota, Ibaraki, Inashiki, Ishioka, Itako, Joso, Kamisu, Kasama, Kashima, Kasumigaura, Kawachi, Kitaibaraki, Koga, Miho, Mito, Moriya, Naka, Namegata, Oarai, Omitama, Ryugasaki, Sakai, Sakuragawa, Shimotsuma, Shirosato, Takahagi, Tokai, Tone, Toride, Tsuchiura, Tsukuba, Tsukubamirai, Ushiku, Yachiyo, Yuki
Iwate Prefecture: Fudai, Fujisawa, Hachimantai, Hanamaki, Hiraizumi,
Hirono, Ichinohe, Ichinoseki, Iwate, Iwaizumi, Kamaishi, Kanegasaki, Karumai, Kitakami, Kuji, Kunohe, Kuzumaki, Miyako, Morioka, Ninohe, Nishiwaga, Noda, Ofunato, Oshu, Otsuchi, Rikuzentakata, Shiwa, Shizukuishi, Sumita, Takizawa, Tanuhata, Tono, Yahaba, Yamada
Kanagawa Prefecture: Aikawa, Atsugi, Ayase, Chigasaki, Ebina, Fujisawa, Hadano, Hakone, Hayama, Hiratsuka, Isehara, Kaisei, Kamakura, Kawasaki, Kiyokawa, Manazuru, Matsuda, Minamiashigara, Miura, Nakai, Ninomiya, Oi, Oiso, Sagamihara, Samukawa, Yamakita, Yamato, Yokohama, Yokosuka, Yugawara, Zama, Zushi
Miyagi Prefecture: Higashimatsushima, Ishinomaki, Iwanuma, Kakuda, Kami, Kawasaki, Kesennuma, Kurihara, Marumori, Matsushima, Minamisanriku, Misato, Murata, Natori, Ogawara, Ohiru, Onagawa, Osaki, Osato, Rifu, Sendai, Shibata, Shichigahama, Shichikashuku, Shikama, Shiogama, Shiroishi, Wakuya, Watari, Tagajo, Taiwa, Tome, Tomiya, Yamamoto, Zao
Nagano Prefecture: Achi, Agematsu, Anan, Aoki, Asahi, Azumino, Chikuhoku, Chikuma, Chino, Fujimi, Hakuba, Hara, Hata, Hiraya, Iida, Iijima, Iiyama, Iizuna, Ikeda, Ikusaka, Ina, Karuizawa, Kawakami, Kijimadaira, Kiso town, Kiso village, Kitaaiki, Komagane, Komoro, Koumi, Matsukawa town, Matsukawa village, Matsumoto, Minamiaiki, Minamimaki, Minamiminowa, Minowa, Miyada, Miyota, Nagano, Nagawa, Nagiso, Nakagawa, Nakajo, Nakano, Neba, Nozawaonsen, Obuse, Ogawa, Okaya, Okuwa, Omachi, Omi, Oshika, Otari, Otaki, Sakae, Sakaki, Saku, Sakuho, Shimojo, Shimosuwa, Shinano, Shinshushin, Shiojiri, Suwa, Suzaka, Takagi, Takamori, Takayama, Tateshina, Tatsuno, Tenryu, Tomi, Toyooka, Ueda, Urugi, Yamagata, Yamanouchi, Yasuoka
Niigata Prefecture: Aga, Agano, Awashimaura, Gosen, Itogawa, Izumozaki, Joetsu, Kamo, Kariwa, Kashiwazaki, Minamiuonuma, Mitsuke, Murakami, Myoko, Nagaoka, Niigata, Ojiya, Sado, Sanjo, Seiro, Sekikawa, Shibata, Tagami, Tainai, Tokamachi, Tsubame, Tsunan, Uonuma, Yahiko, Yuzawa
Shizuoka Prefecture: Atami, Fuji, Fujieda, Fujinomiya, Fukuroi, Gotenba, Hamamatsu, Higashiizu, Ito, Iwata, Izu, Izunokuni, Kakegawa, Kannami, Kawanehon, Kawazu, Kikugawa, Kosai, Makinohara, Matsuzaki, Minamiizu, Mishima, Mori, Nagaizumi, Nishiizu, Numazu, Omaezaki, Oyama, Shimada, Shimoda, Shimizu, Shizuoka, Susono, Yaizu, Yoshida
Tochigi Prefecture: Ashikaga, Haga, Ichikai, Iwafune, Kaminokawa, Kanuma, Mashiko, Mibu, Moka, Motegi, Nakagawa, Nasu, Nasukarasuyama, Nasushiobara, Nogi, Nikko, Nishikata, Otawara, Oyama, Sakura, Sano, Shimotsuke, Shioya, Takanezawa, Tochigi, Utsunomiya, Yaita
Tokyo Metropolis: Akiruno, Akishima, Aogashima, Chofu, Fushu, Fussa, Hachijo, Hachioji, Hamura, Higashikurume, Higashimurayama, Higashiayamato, Hino, Hinode, Hinohara, Inagi, Kiyose, Kodaira, Koganei, Kokubunji, Komae, Kozushima, Kunitachi, Machida, Mikurajima, Mitaka, Miyake, Mizuho, Musashimurayama, Musashino, Niijima, Nishitokyo, Ogasawara, Okutama, Ome, Oshima, Tachikawa, Tama, Tokyo, Toshima
Yamagata Prefecture: Asahi, Funagata, Higashine, Iide, Kahoku, Kaminoyama, Kaneyama, Kawanishi, Mamurogawa, Mikawa, Mogami, Murayama, Nagai, Nakayama, Nan'yo, Nishikawa, Obanazawa, Oe, Oguni, Oishida, Okura, Sagae, Sakata, Sakegawa, Shinjo, Shirataka, Shonai, Takahata, Tendo, Tozawa, Tsuruoka, Yamagata, Yamanobe, Yonezawa, Yuza
Others lending assistance: Gifu Prefecture, Kazo, Kyoto, Saitama, Yamanashi Prefecture
Japan's military, the Japan Self-Defense Force, which operates under the Ministry of Defense, has been mobilized. Here are some of the units that are involved.
Japan Air Self-Defense Force: 3rd Air Wing, 4th Air Wing, 21st Fighter Training Squadron, Blue Impulse, Matsushima Kyunantai, Northern Air Defense Force
Japan Coast Guard: Matsushima
Check out this video of the Matsushima riding the tsunami wave.
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force: Escort Flotilla 1, JDS Jintsu, JDS Tokiwa, Ominato District
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force: 15th Brigade, Northeast Army, Northern Army
This picture made me a little teary-eyed when I saw it. It's a Japanese soldier seeing that his four-month-old daughter is okay.
Various civilian agencies in the Japanese governmental structure have been involved, as well:
Emergency Response Team
Fire and Disaster Management Agency
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan
Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry
Japan Meteorological Agency
Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism
National Police Agency
Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency
Nuclear Asset Management Department
Nuclear Safety Commission
Prime Minister of Japan and His Cabinet
Volunteers Coordination Unit
The United States' response: The U.S. government, particularly the military, has responded in a big way, as thousands of personnel are already stationed in the country to begin with. The military relief exercise has been titled Operation Tomodachi. Tomdachi means "friend" in Japanese.
Misawa Air Base in Aomori Prefecture is the closest American facility to the earthquake site, and its personnel were some of the first on the scene. Yokosuka Air Base is coordinating the operation.
U.S. Air Force: 4th Airlift Squadron, 5th Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Air Force, 9th Intelligence Squadron, 9th Operations Group, 13th Air Force, 13th Fighter Squadron, 14th Fighter Squadron, 15th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 17th Special Operations Squadron, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, 33rd Rescue Squadron, 35th Civil Engineer Squadron, 35th Communications Squadron, 35th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 35th Fighter Wing, 35th Fighter Wing Judge Advocate Office, 35th Fighter Wing Operations Support Squadron, 35th Force Support Squadron, 35th Maintenance Group, 35th Medical Group Maternity Ward, 35th Mission Support Group, 35th Operations Group, 35th Surgical Operations Squadron, 36th Airlift Squadron, 51st Logistics Readiness Squadron, 60th Air Mobility Wing, 60th Mission Support Group, 62nd Airlift Wing, 72nd Aerial Port Squadron, 89th Aerial Port Squadron, 94th Civil Support Team, 123rd Contingency Response Group, 172nd Airlift Wing, 301st Intelligence Squadron, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 349th Air Mobility Wing, 353rd Special Operations Group, 373rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Group, 373rd Support Squadron, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 374th Airlift Wing, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron, 374th Communications Squadron, 374th Force Support Squadron, 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 436th Airlift Wing, 507th Air Refueling Wing, 514th Air Mobility Operations Squadron, 517th Airlift Squadron, 535th Airlift Squadron, 613th Air and Space Operations Center, 615th Contingency Response Wing, 730th Air Mobility Squadron, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, 735th Air Mobility Squadron, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, AFN Misawa, Andersen Air Force Base, Air Defense Council Misawa, Air Mobility Command, Bioenvironmental Engineering Department Misawa, David Grant USAF Medical Center, Eagle Vision Team, Grissom Dining Facility, Kadena Air Base, Misawa Air Base, Misawa Emergency Management, Misawa Security Operations Center, Offutt Air Force Base, Pacific Air Forces, Peterson Air Force Base, Theater Patient Movement Requirement Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Travis Air Force Base, Yokota Air Base, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific
U.S. Army: 78th Aviation Battalion, 296th Army Band, Army Corps of Engineers Japan Engineer District, Camp Zama Disaster Assessment Team, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Japan Engineer District, U.S. Army Japan/1st Corps Forward, U.S. Army Japan/1st Corps Forward Emergency Operations Center, U.S. Army North, 10th Support Group, 78th Aviation Battalion, U.S. Forces Japan
U.S. Marine Corps: 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, 3rd Marine Logistics Group, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Camp Foster, Combat Logistics Regiment 37, Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron 152, Marine Aircraft Group 36, Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Marine Corps Air Station, Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler, Marine Corps Bases Japan, Medium Helicopter Squadron 265
U.S. Navy: 3rd Fleet, 7th Fleet, Airborne Early Warning Squadron 113, Aircraft Intermediate Maintenance Department Misawa, Carrier Air Wing 5, Commander Fleet Activities Sasebo, Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Commander Naval Forces Japan, Commander Submarine Group 7, Commander Task Force70, Commander Task Force 72, Commander Task Force 73, Commander Task Force 74, Commander Task Force 76, Department of the Navy Human Resources, Destroyer Squadron 7, Destroyer Squadron 15, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Misawa, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center Yokosuka, Fleet Logistics Combat Support Squadron 30, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 4, Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 14, Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light 51 , Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25, Information Operations Command Misawa, Landing Craft Utility 1627, Light Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron 43, Military Sealift Fleet Support Command, MV Westpac Express , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Naval Air Facility Misawa, Naval Air Facility Misawa Emergency Operations Center, Naval Air Station Lemoore, Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 133, Naval Munitions Command East Asia Division Unit Misawa , Naval Sea Systems Command, Navy Information Operations Command Misawa, Pacific Fleet Command, Patrol Squadron 4, Strike Fighter Squadron 154, USNS Bridge, USNS Matthew Perry, USNS Pecos, USNS Rappahannock, USNS Safeguard , USS Blue Ridge, USS Chancellorsville, USS Cowpens, USS Curtis Wilbur, USS Essex, USS Fitzgerald, USS Germantown, USS George Washington, USS Harpers Ferry, USS John S. McCain, USS Lassen, USS McCampbell, USS Mustin, USS Preble, USS Ronald Reagan, USS Shiloh, USS Tortuga, Supervisor of Salvage and Diving
Department of Defense: Department of Defense Education Activity, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Forces Korea, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Pacific Command
Department of Energy
Department of State: Embassy of the United States - Tokyo
Department of the Interior: United States Geological Survey
Environmental Protection Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
United States Agency for International Development: Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance
California: California Department of Public Health, California Task Force 2 (Los Angeles County Fire Dept.), City of Riverside
Virginia: Virginia Task Force 1 (Fairfax County Fire Dept.)
Inter-governmental organizations: A number of agencies that fall under the umbrella of the United Nations have worked to limit the effects of the disaster and to help with the recovery.
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
International Atomic Energy Agency
Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
North West Pacific Tsunami Advisory Centre
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
West Coast/Alaska Tsunami Warning Centre
World Bank
World Health Organization
UNICEF
UN-SPIDER
Academic institutions: From kindergartners to professors, the educational community is doing what it can to help. Here are some of the schools that have something in the works.
Again, this is almost certainly an incomplete list: 3331 Arts Chiyoda, Amherst College, Brown University, Case Western Reserve University, Chiba University, Clarendon Elementary School (San Francisco), Columbia University, Eastern Washington University, Harvard University, Keio University, Kyoto Gakuen University, Kyoto University, Lakeland College, Mey Sen Academy (Sendai, Japan), Michigan State University, Nakamura Keith Haring Collection, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (Japan), Northwestern University, Nova Southeastern University, Oasis Middle School, Osaka University, Ritsumeikan University, Robert D. Edgren High School (Misawa Air Base, Japan), Somerville Elementary School (Bergen County, N.J.), Taka Ishii Gallery, Texas Tech University, Tohoku University, Tokyo University, University of California, Los Angeles, University of Hawaii at Manoa, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Oregon, University of Washington, Waseda University, Washington University in St. Louis
Other countries: According to The Guardian, 91 nations have offered assistance to Japan. I couldn't find all of them, but here are as many that I could come up with:
Afghanistan: Kandahar Province
Armenia: Ministry of Emergency Situations
Australia (Operation Pacific Assist): Australian Capital Territory Fire Brigade, Ambulance Service of New South Wales, Australian Defence Force, Emergency Management NSW, Fire and Rescue NSW (includes personnel from Blacktown, Blackheath, Doonside, Glenbrook, Penrith, Regentville, Sydney), HMAS Sydney, HMAS Tobruk, Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, RAAF Base Richmond, Royal Australian Army Medical Corps, Royal Australian Engineers, No. 36 Squadron, NSW Police Force, Queensland Fire and Rescue (includes personnel from Ripley)
Bangladesh: Disaster Management Bureau
Canada: Canadian Forces
China: Chinese International Rescue Team, Changchun municipal government, Jilin province, Ministry of Commerce, Peace Ark
France: Armée de Terre, Groupe INTRA, Sapeurs-pompiers
Germany: Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V., SEEBA team, Technisches Hilfswerk
Hungary: National Disaster Management Agency
Indonesia: National Search and Rescue Agency
Israel: Foreign Ministry, Israeli Defense Force Homefront Command, Ministry of Defense, ZAKA
Italy: Corpo Nazionale dei Vigili del Fuoco, Dipartimento Protezione Civile, Instituto Superiore per la Protezione e la Ricerca Ambientale
Malaysia: Special Malaysia Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team
Mexico: Foreign Ministry
Mongolia: National Emergency Management Agency of Mongolia
New Zealand: New Zealand Fire Service, Royal New Zealand Air Force
Pakistan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Philippines: Bureau of Fire Protection (includes personnel from Makati, Pasic, Subic Bay Metro), Camp Aguinaldo, Department of Social Welfare and Development, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, Philippine Air Force, Philippine Army
Philippine Coast Guard, Philippine Nuclear Research Institute Radiation Protection Services
Russia: EMERCOM, Emergencies Ministry, Gazprom
Serbia: City of Prokuplje, Division of Emergency Situations, Ministry of the Interior
Singapore: Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore Civil Defence Force
South Africa: Rescue South Africa Disaster Response
South Korea: Gyeonggi-do province, Ministry of External Affairs and Trade, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism
Sri Lanka: Ministry of Defence, Ministry of External Affairs
Taiwan: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of the Interior
Thailand: Royal Thai Air Force
United Kingdom: British Embassy in Tokyo, Department for International Development, Fire Rescue Services (includes personnel from Billingshurst, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, Harlow, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Horley, Horsham, Kelvedon, Kent, Knutsford, Lancashire, Lexden, Lincolnshire, Loughton, Mid and West Wales, Rochdale, South Woodham Ferrers, Steyning, West Midlands, West Sussex, Worthing), International Search and Rescue Team, Foreign Office
Also, governments of: Albania, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, East Timor, Estonia, Georgia, India, Laos, Macedonia, Maldives, Vietnam
Companies/business organizations: Companies around the world have made donations or help in other ways. Also, a number of chambers of commerce within Japan have offered their services: 7-11, Air Liquide, Amazon.com, ANA Sky Web, Apple, Art Space Tokyo, Asiana Airlines, Asahi Glass Co., Asahi Kasei, AT&T, au, Bank of America, Barclays, BMW, Boston Red Sox, BRICKS Corporation, Canon, Chimei Innolux Corp., China Television, Chubu Electric Power, Daimler, Delta Airlines, DoComo, EMobile, Facebook, Formosa Plastics Corp., Fubon Financial Holding Co., Fujifilm, Fujitsu, Fukushima International Association, GM, Goldman Sachs, Good Design Co., Google, Groupon, Family Mart, Hitachi, Hokkaido Electric Power, Honda, Hon Hai Group, HSBC, Hyundai Motor Group, Federation of Economic Organizations, Japan National Tourism Organization, Japan Times, Jeffries & Co., JPMorgan Chase, Kansai Economic Federation, Korean Air, Korea Tourism Organization, Kotaku, Lloyd, Mazda, Neff Headwear, Nippon Steel Corp., Nippon Telegraph and Telephone, Nissan Americas, Microsoft, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsuwa Marketplace, Niigata International Association, Nike, Nikon, NCSoft, Nomura, NTT, OPEN Skateboards, Panasonic, PayPal, Pecha Kucha, Renault, Russell Investments, Samsung Group, Shigeru Ban Architects, Skype, Softbank, Sony, Spin Master, Square-Enix, Sweatshop Union, Tohoku Electric Power Company, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Toyota Motor Corporation, Universal Music Group, Wal-Mart, Walt Disney Company, Willcom, Yulon Group
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