Hometown Heroes
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Megan Dean, 374th Airlift Wing command post, stands in front of the wing headquarters building on night shift at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 29, 2011. In support of Operation Tomodachi, Airman Dean monitors and tracks incoming and outgoing flights, directing base agencies needing to resupply and support those flights. She said, "Japan really needs the support of everyone, not just our military right now. I feel like I'm in the right place doing what I should be to help." Airman Dean is a native of Charlestown, Ind. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)