Yokota Air Base hosts Tokyo Metropolitan Government disaster drill

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Staff Sgt. Chris Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, waits for the conclusion of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill at the helicopter rally point in downtown Tokyo, Aug. 29. U.S. Air Force, Army and Navy helicopters participated along with the Tokyo Fire Department and Japanese Ground Self Defense Force helicopters to demonstrate interoperability between the U.S. and Japanese governments when performing humanitarian assistance missions in the greater Tokyo area. (courtesy photo)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A U.S. Army helicopter is loaded with supplies to be transported to downtown Tokyo during the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill, Aug, 29, at Yokota Air Base. Several U.S. and Japanese organizations came together to simulate humanitarian operations in the event of a natural disaster, such as an earthquake or typhoon, in or around the Tokyo area. (courtesy photo)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Yokota UH-1 waits to offload supplies in downtown Tokyo, Aug, 29, as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Comprehensive Disaster Management Drill. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government drill consisted of loading supplies into helicopters at various U.S. and Japanese military and civilian staging areas, and unloading them at a single, central location, demonstrating the interoperability between the different agencies of the U.S. and Japanese governments. (courtesy photo)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- As part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government disaster preparedness drill, Lt. Col. Karl Kent, 374th Airlift Wing Plans and Programs chief, waits inside a Yokota UH-1 to offload supplies in downtown Tokyo, Aug. 29. The drill demonstrated the capabilities of U.S. and Japanese governments to provide humanitarian relief in the event of a natural disaster in the greater Tokyo area. (courtesy photo)

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YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A U.S. Naval Forces Japan helicopter lands in downtown Tokyo as part of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government disaster preparedness drill, Aug. 29. The Navy helicopter joined a Tokyo Fire Department helicopter, Japanese Ground Self Defense Force helicopter, U.S. Army helicopter and a Yokota UH-1 at the conclusion of the exercise, where humanitarian supplies were offloaded from each aircraft, simulating the interoperability of U.S. and Japanese government in responding to natural disasters. (courtesy photo)

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Yokota hosts disaster drill with Tokyo Metropolitan Government

Published Aug. 31, 2010

Yokota Air Base hosts Tokyo Metropolitan Government disaster drill