Whidbey Island rolls out red carpet for crew of surveillance plane.
China will allow U.S. personnel to inspect downed surveillance plane.
U.S. contractors arrive in China to begin assessing damage to EP-3E.
Beijing allows technicians to board EP-3, assess damage, removal of equipment.
Refusal of Chinese to supply power hampers assessment of EP-3E damage.
Techs, Pentagon work to form plan for transporting EP-3 back to U.S.
The U.S. military resumed surveillance flights near China, sending an Air Force RC-135 aircraft from Okinawa along the northeast coastline.
China defends practice of intercepting U.S. reconnaissance flights.
EP-3E crewmembers return to duty; will join Armed Forces Day celebration.
EP-3E crew honored at White House, given medals for heroism, courage.
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