Yokota helicopters take on different mission
KASUMINOME AIRFIELD, Japan -- Capt. Matthew Sims, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Iroquois pilot, prepares to head back to Yokota Air Base after refueling at Kasuminome Airfield March 13. UH-1N helicopters at Yokota Air Base normally provide base leadership fast and efficient means of transit to meetings and events in downtown Tokyo, but are currently being used to shuttle disaster relief personnel to locations along Japan’s East Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)