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Passengers of a commercial airline flight take shelter March 11, 2011, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Base officials there provided food and shelter to passengers of aircraft diverted from Narita International Airport in Tokyo, due to an 8.9-magnitude earthquake. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Andrea Salazar)
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Photo essay: Airline passengers take shelter at Yokota AB after 8.9-magnitude earthquake

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3/11/2011 - YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS)  -- Base officials and American Red Cross volunteers here provided food and shelter to passengers of commercial airline flights, after planes were diverted from Narita International Airport in Tokyo March 11, due to an 8.9-magnitude earthquake.

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