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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Travis Farr (right) and Staff Sgt. Alex Montero carry a C-130 Hercules forward landing gear door to a storage rack March 25, 2011. Removing the door helps electricians complete necessary repairs easier. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Both Airmen are crew chiefs with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Justin Walsh inspects the oil tank in a C-130 Hercules engine March 25, 2011. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Sergeant Walsh, a nine-year Air Force veteran, is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Travis Farr (left) and Staff Sgt. Alex Montero carry a C-130 Hercules forward landing gear door to a storage rack March 25, 2011. Removing the door helps electricians complete necessary repairs easier. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Both Airmen are crew chiefs with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Alex Montero removes a C-130 Hercules forward landing gear door March 25, 2011. Removing the door helps electricians complete necessary repairs easier. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Sergeant Montero is a crew chief with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Nolan Locken splices an uplock switch in the forward landing gear hatch of a C-130 Hercules March 25,2011. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Airman Locken is a member of the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Jared Hunt applies an epoxy compound to the spinner on a C-130 Hercules engine March 25,2011. The compound fills in pits and cracks extending the service life of the aircraft. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Airman Hunt is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Jared Hunt applies an epoxy compound to the spinner on a C-130 Hercules engine March 25,2011. The compound fills in pits and cracks extending the service life of the aircraft. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Airman Hunt is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Jared Hunt prepares an epoxy compound to be applied to the spinner on a C-130 Hercules engine March 25,2011. The compound fills in pits and cracks, extending the service life of the aircraft. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Airman Hunt is an aerospace propulsion journeyman with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Fixin' to fly

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Mark Gonzales completes an engine inspection on a C-130 Hercules engine March 25,2011. The C-130 is undergoing routine maintenace in preparation to support Operation Tomodachi. Sergeant Gonzalez, an El Paso, Texas native, is an aerospace propulsion craftsman with the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Hometown Hereos

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Nick Cacho, 36th Airlift Squadron, inspects a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Misawa Air Base, March 25 after delivering mission sustaining supplies. A native of Hilo, Hawaii, Sergeant Cacho is a C-130 aircraft flight engineer at Yokota Air Base, Japan and helps support Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Supporting Operation Tomodachi

OVER AOMORI PERFECTURE, Japan -- Aircrews from the 36th Airlift Squadron fly from Yokota Air Base to Misawa Air Base to deliver four pallets of mission essentual equipment, March 25. This payload will help sustain relief operations taking place at Misawa Air Base. Since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Yokota aircrews have worked around the clock delivering vital supplies in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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Supporting Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron load cargo onto a C-130 Hercules aircraft bound at Yokota Air Base, March 25. This payload will help sustain relief operations taking place at Misawa Air Base. Since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, Yokota aircrews have worked around the clock delivering vital supplies in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)

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First aid delivered by 36 AS

HANAMAKI, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen, 36th Airlift Squadron, directs a forklift towards a C-130H Hercules here March 19. Medical supplies were flown out to Sendai and Hanamaki Airport to be distributed to local hospitals and evacuation centers as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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First aid delivered by 36 AS

HANAMAKI, Japan -- Japan Self Defense Forces members communicate with Dr. Maya Arii and Capt Aron Pena, 36th Airlift Squadron, about downloading medical supplies from a C-130H Hercules March 19. The medical supplies were flown to Sendai and Hanamaki Airport to be distributed to local hospitals and evacuation centers as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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First aid delivered by 36 AS

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Capt. Yuri Batten, 36th Airlift Squadron, looks at a map March 19 while flying on a C-130H Hercules full of medical supplies. The medical supplies were flown to Sendai and Hanamaki Airport to be distributed to local hospitals and evacuation centers as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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First aid delivered by 36 AS

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Charles Kirchen, 36th Airlift Squadron, watches as the engines start up on a C-130H Hercules March 19 before a mission. Medical supplies were flown to Sendai and Hanamaki Airport to be distributed to local hospitals and evacuation centers as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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First aid delivered by 36 AS

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Pallets of medical supplies are pushed onto a C-130H Hercules here March 19. Medical supplies were flown to Sendai and Hanamaki Airport to be distributed to local hospitals and evacuation centers as part of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)

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Maintainers keep C-130s flying to supply Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maintainers from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron talk with loadmasters and flight engineers from the 36th Airlift Squadron while starting up a C-130 Hercules here March 14. The C-130 aircraft play a crucial role in disaster relief due to their ability to land on dirt runways and other less-than-ideal landing conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Maintainers keep C-130s flying to supply Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --Tech. Sgt. Douglas Harper, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crewchief, takes a moment for mentorship, teaching his Airmen about the differences between a receiver-transmitter and a generator control unit here March 14. The C-130 aircraft play a crucial role in disaster relief due to their ability to land on dirt runways and other less-than-ideal landing conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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Maintainers keep C-130s flying to supply Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Maintainers from the 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron talk with loadmasters and flight engineers from the 36th Airlift Squadron while starting up a C-130 Hercules here March 14. C-130s play a crucial role in disaster relief due to their ability to land on dirt runways and other less-than-ideal landing conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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