3/28/2011 - Senior Airman Lucas McLean is a Patrolman assigned to the 374th Security Forces Squadron at Yokota Air Base. A native of Slocomb, Alabama, Airman McLean performs routine patrols of base streets providing safety and security to residents of Yokota Air Base. Along with his fellow Airmen, he has been working in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Michael J. Veloz)

3/28/2011 - Tech. Sgt. Eugene Scott stands in the passenger terminal of Sendai Airport, Japan, March 28. Sergeant Scott is an augmentee from Misawa Air Base, serving as a translator for American forces helping to rebuild Sendai. He said, "As prayers go out to Japan, it is very heartfelt to be able to assist Japan in their time of need. Assisting the Japanese military and the International Civil Aviation Organization has brought out the true meaning of 'Working together, we can accomplish anything.'" Sergeant Scott hails from Hesperia, Calif. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

3/28/2011 - Senior Airman Mark Williams, 374th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance technician, stands here at the metals technology shop March 28, 2011. The Oklahoma City, Okla., native is stationed in Japan and is currently supporting Operation Tomodachi, which kicked off at the request of the Government of Japan to support humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by the earthquake tsunami disaster March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

3/28/2011 - Senior Airman Thompson Kongmany, 374th Maintenance Squadron, stands here at the metals technology shop March 28, 2011. A native of Spring Dale, Ark., Airman Kongmany is a aircraft structural maintenance technician stationed here in Japan and is currently supporting Operation Tomodachi, which kicked off at the request of the Government of Japan to support humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by the earthquake tsunami disaster March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)