3/14/2011 - A UH-1N Iroquois helicopter drops off search and rescue members at Kasuminome Airfield March 13. UH-1N helicopters at Yokota Air Base normally provide base leadership fast and efficient means of transit to meetings and events in downtown Tokyo, but are currently being used to shuttle disaster relief personnel to locations along Japan’s East Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

3/14/2011 - Capt. Matthew Sims, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Iroquois pilot, prepares to head back to Yokota Air Base after refueling at Kasuminome Airfield March 13. UH-1N helicopters at Yokota Air Base normally provide base leadership fast and efficient means of transit to meetings and events in downtown Tokyo, but are currently being used to shuttle disaster relief personnel to locations along Japan’s East Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

3/14/2011 - Two UH-1N Iroquois helicopters land here after transporting search and rescue members to Kasuminome Airfield March 13. UH-1N helicopters at Yokota Air Base normally provide base leadership fast and efficient means of transit to meetings and events in downtown Tokyo, but are currently being used to shuttle disaster relief personnel to locations along Japan’s East Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)