Yokota Air Base

Hometown heroes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Stanley Lynn, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, stands in front of fire hoses here April 7, 2011. The Jackson, Miss., native is stationed in Japan and is currently supporting Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Firefighters continually support Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Darryl Mosby, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, adjust his gas mask on the back of a fire truck here April 7, 2011. The Fayetteville, N.C., native is stationed in Japan and is currently supporting Operation Tomodachi. U.S. forces remain focused to help support the Japanese during relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Hometown Heroes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Jose Rivera, chemical biological incident response force extractor from the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Md., poses for a photo at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 6, 2011. Sergeant Rivera, a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., is currently deployed to Yokota in support of Operation Tomodachi. "I feel that this joint operation with the Japanese is a remarkable thing. This is a bad time for Japan and I am glad to be here to support them in any way we can," said Sergeant Rivera. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

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Yokota's Hometown Heroes 7 April 2011

Published April 7, 2011