U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Smith shovels mud from an irrigation system at Kanuma City, Tochigi, Japan, Sept. 15, 2015. Smith is assigned to the 374th Civil Engineer Squadron. Other members of a large volunteer force from Yokota Air Base ventured to Tochigi to assist the locals with mud removal, sand bagging and fixing what was broken during a recent flood and landslide. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cody H. Ramirez