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Yokota extends help to firefighters in Fukushima

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Japanese firefighters in Fukushima examine the control systems on a Yokota fire truck March 15. The truck was delivered early in the morning and will be used to assist with recovery efforts in northern Japan following the earthquake and tsunami March 11. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Yokota extends help to firefighters in Fukushima

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Nobuhito Takeda, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron fire department driver operator, instructs a group of Japanese firefighters in Fukushima on how to operate a Yokota fire truck March 15. The truck will be used to assist in recovery efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Yokota extends help to firefighters in Fukushima

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Staff Sgt. Larry Gee, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, looks on as Nobuhito Takeda, 374th CES fire department driver operator, instructs a group of Japanese firefighters from Fukushima on how to operate a Yokota fire truck March 15. The truck will be used to assist in recovery efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Yokota extends help to firefighters in Fukushima

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Staff Sgt. Larry Gee, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, refuels a Yokota fire truck headed to Fukushima, at a rest stop March 15. The truck will be used to assist in recovery efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami March 11. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Yokota extends help to firefighters in Fukushima

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – Three vehicles from Yokota travel to Fukushima to deliver a fire truck to Japanese firefighters March 15. The truck will be used to assist in recovery efforts in response to the earthquake and tsunami March 11. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Staging relief

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan --Tilda, a Search and Rescue dog, watches Chris Purcill, Queenland Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce canine handler, completes customs forms here March 14. The team is here to assist with Japan's earthquake and tsunami recovery effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner)

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Staging relief

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Freyer, a Queenland Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce dog, waits patiently while his trainer completes customs forms here March 14, the team is here to assist with Japan's earthquake and tsunami recovery effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner)

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Staging relief

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Queenland Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce wait to process through the base receiving personnel line here March 14, to assist with Japan's earthquake and tsunami recovery effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner)

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Staging relief

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the Queenland Urban Search and Rescue Taskforce arrive here March 14 to assist with Japan's earthquake and tsunami recovery effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Kimberly Spinner)

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Yokota helicopters take on different mission

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- 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)

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Yokota helicopters take on different mission

KASUMINOME AIRFIELD, Japan -- 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)

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Yokota helicopters take on different mission

KASUMINOME AIRFIELD, Japan -- 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)

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Commander hosts Town Hall meeting

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Yokota residents gathered at the base fitness center Monday for a Town Hall meeting with base leaders. Subject matter experts from several organizations addressed community concerns and discussed how the relief efforts based at Yokota will effect operations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Staging relief

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A KC-130J carrying U.S. Marines arrives here March 12. The flight was part of the first wave of American disaster relief forces to assist the earthquake and tsunami recovery effort. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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PACAF band entertains diverted passengers

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Anthony Schmaus, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, performs on stage for passengers diverted from Narita International Airport inside the Taiyo Community Center here March 11. The Jazz Combo entertained passengers who stayed overnight as a result of the earthquake in Tokyo. (Courtesy photo)

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PACAF band entertains diverted passengers

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Wilfredo Cruz, U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific, plays the bongo drums for passengers diverted from Narita International Airport inside the Taiyo Community Center here March 12. The Jazz Combo entertained passengers who stayed overnight as a result of the earthquake in Tokyo. (Courtesy photo)

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Delta Airlines aircraft safely depart Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Delta Airline passengers lodged at the Taiyo Community Center here, unload their belongings from a bus and prepare to board the aircraft March 12. The aircraft was diverted to Yokota from Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, following an earthquake off the eastern coast of the country March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Delta Airlines aircraft safely depart Yokota

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Commercial airline passengers prepare to depart the Taiyo Community Center here March 12. The passengers were lodged at the base overnight as a result of an earthquake that struck off the coast of eastern Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Yokota provides support following massive earthquake

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Delta Airline passengers sleep in the Taiyo Community Center here March 11. The passengers arrived to the base after their commercial flights were diverted from Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, due to an earthquake struck near Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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Yokota provides support following massive earthquake

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Delta Airline passengers take shelter inside the Taiyo Community Center here March 11. American Red Cross volunteers provided blankets, pillows, food and water for aircraft passengers whose planes were diverted from Narita International Airport, Tokyo, Japan, following an earthquake near Tokyo. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman John D. Partlow)

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