Yokota Airmen help cool power plant

Airmen from the 374th Maintenance Squadron carry a custom made reduction flange March 26, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Two teams of four Airmen on 12-hour shifts designed and created the necessary adapters, pressure valves and other pieces so Japanese crews can use a water pump -- donated by the U.S. government -- to augment the Fukushima nuclear plant's cooling system. The pump will be used to transport fresh water into the plant instead of ocean water, which leaves corroding salt residue when it evaporates. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

Yokota Airmen help cool power plant

Tech. Sgt. John Obermuller and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force member join two sections of hose March 26, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The hoses are part of water pump donated by the U.S. government to help the Japanese government stabilize the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Obermuller is assigned to the 374th Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

Dining facility: low on juice, high on drive

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airman 1st Class Mario Acevedo prepares vegetables for lunch March 21, 2011. Airmen working at the Samurai Cafe have gone from serving 800 to 2,000 meals, this is due to the influx of people deployed to Yokota Air Base in support of Operation Tomodachi. Airman Acevedo is a member of the 374th Force Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Krystal M. Garrett)

Yokota Airmen deliver supplies to Sendai in support of Operation Tomodachi

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Airmen from the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load cargo on to a C-130 Hercules here March 27. The supplies will be used in support for Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/John D. Partlow)

Maintenance never sleeps

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A C-17 Globemaster III from Elemendorf Air Force Base, Alaska sits on the flightline while receiving routing maintenance here March 28. The C-17 just returned from Sendai where supplies were dropped off in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)

Maintenance never sleeps

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Senior Airman Conrad Kirakosian, 730th Air Mobility Squadron crew chief, squirts a soap and water mixture to check for air leaks on a C-17 Globemaster III from Elemendorf Air Force Base, Alaska here March 28. The C-17 just returned from Sendai where supplies were dropped off in support of Operation Tomodachi. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chad C. Strohmeyer)