Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott West, the 13th Air Force vice commander, fields questions from the media at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, before boarding a Air Force C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft preparing to depart on a humanitarian mission to Japan on March 12, 2011. The aircraft will be flown to various Air Force bases in Japan during its mission to provide support for Japan relief efforts in the wake of tsunami and earthquake damage there. Staff Sgt. Nathan Allen

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