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Japanese soldiers gather for instruction on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 16, 2011, before heading to mainland Japan with U.S. airmen to support humanitarian and recovery efforts. The U.S. has sent airmen, aircraft and thousands of pounds of relief supplies to northern Japan from Kadena Air Base.

GATHERING TO GO

Japanese soldiers gather for instruction on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 16, 2011, before heading to mainland Japan with U.S. airmen to support humanitarian and recovery efforts. The U.S. has sent airmen, aircraft and thousands of pounds of relief supplies to northern Japan from Kadena Air Base.

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