Air Force UH-60 Blackhawk flight engineer Master Sgt. John Durbin from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, completes a final checklist before taking off from Yokota Air Base, Japan for search operations over the north eastern coast of main land Japan in support of Operation Tomodachi March 25, 2011. As part of Operation Tomodachi, the United States military has humanitarian assistance capabilities positioned in the affected region that are supporting emergency relief efforts at the request of the government of Japan. Tech. Sgt. DeNoris A. Mickle

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