An IDF Home Front Command and IDF Medical Corps delegation went to the Miyagi district in Japan on Saturday, March 26th 2011, carrying 60 tons of equipment. The delegation consisted of around fifty soldiers and officers including logistics teams, experts in the field of population management, Japanese translators, experts from the Committee of Atomic Energy, fourteen doctors specializing in different fields, seven nurses and nine paramedics. The teams will assist Japan’s rehabilitation efforts by providing various medical services and establishing a medical center manned by the IDF Home Front Command and IDF Medical Corps specialists.