The Initial Response Force lands at Yokota Air Base

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 137th Airlift Squadron, NY Air National Guard and Marines from the initial response force unload equipment from a C-5 Galaxy at Yokota Air Base April 3. The Initial Response Force is a 155-person team comprised of Marines from the Naval Support Facility, Indian Head, Md. As a smaller element of the chemical, biological and incident response force, the CBIRF is specifically trained in the areas of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosion operations. The IRF will support Operation Tomodachi by providing a rapid response capability, and if requested, can assist and advise Japanese authorities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

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