Hometown heroes
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Robert Dandridge, 374th Operations Support Squadron weather forecaster, looks at a weather map at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 3, 2011. Sergeant Dandridge, a native of New Baden, Ill., helps protect people and planes by forecasting weather for Yokota Air Base. "I feel my role has been vital for relief supplies to make it up north. I find it very rewarding when I see how my weather brief helps pilots make the decision on where they are going to go," said Sergeant Dandridge. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)