Pave Hawks pump it up
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Master Sgt. James Ray, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, completes preflight checks on an HH-60G pave hawk before taking off at Yokota Air Base, March 28, 2011. Sergeant Ray is deployed here from Kadena Air Base in support of Operation Tomodachi. The U.S. military is fully committed to supporting the disaster response efforts of the Government of Japan and the Japan Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)