Hometown Heroes

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Tech. Sgt. Johnnie Payton, 374th Security Forces Squadron patrolmen, stands in front of the 374th Medical Squadron here March 31. Sergeant Payton is a native of New Orleans, La. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

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Recovering hope

SENDAI, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Kelsey Kent is an electronic power production craftsman forward deployed to Sendai Airport to help the Japanese recover and rebuild in the wake of the March 11 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami. Other Airmen with him took to calling the Boise, Idaho native “Clark,” because, as one NCO put it, “That guy’s Superman – he can do anything.” Sergeant Kent is from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force Photo/ Staff Sgt. J.G. Buzanowski)

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Maintainers keep "Hercs" in the air for the relief effort

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Stephen Tessier, 374th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, prepares tools to be used for preventive maintenance on a C-130 Hercules here March 31, 2011. The Kewanee, Ill., native is stationed in Japan and is currently supporting Operation Tomodachi, which kicked off at the request of the Government of Japan to support humanitarian relief efforts for those affected by the earthquake and tsunami disaster March 11. Crews at Yokota are working around the clock to ensure continual support to Japanese disaster relief efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)

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Yokota's Hometown Heroes 1 April 2011

Published March 29, 2011

Hometown Heroes

Recovering hope

Maintainers keep "Hercs" in the air for the relief effort