Yokota Air Base

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Expectant military mothers and their children board a C-130H Hercules here, bound for Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 22. Expectant mothers with fewer than 34 weeks of pregnancy were allowed to depart mainland Japan, so heavily tasked medical staff can focus on those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- 1st Lt. Tamara Grimaud, 374th Surgical Operations Squadron, kisses her daughter aboard a C-130H Hercules here March 22. Expectant military mothers were given the option to relocate to Kadena Air Base, Japan, so heavily tasked medical staff can focus on those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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36th AS transport active duty mothers to Kadena AB

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Jalen Foster smiles in excitement at his first C-130H Hercules ride here March 22. Jalen and his mother traveled to Kadena Air Base, Japan, so heavily tasked medical staff can focus on those affected by the earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

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36th AS transports expectant mothers to Kadena AB

Published March 22, 2011