Dog handlers from the U.S. Agency for International Development brought their working dogs to the collocated club at Misawa Air Base, Japan, to entertain the children as their parents wait in the voluntary departure processing lines March 19, 2011. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Jennifer Tengco and her son Cameron Carlson, listen as Airman 1st Class William Wroten explains the Red Cross's tracking data base March 19, 2011 at Misawa Air Base, Japan. The Red Cross uses a data system that people can access to determine a passenger’s location. Mrs. Tengco is the wife of Navy Petty Officer Kyle Carlson. Airman Wroten is a systems technician with the 373rd Support Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Jennifer Massey introduces Atticus to Navy Chief Petty Officer Jason Van Buren and his daughter Isabla March 19, 2011, when they visited Misawa Air Base, Japan. Jennifer and Atticus are members of the Fairfax County, Va., urban search and rescue team that arrived with U.S. Agency for International Development workers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Airman 1st Class Timothy Whitworth explains the per diem rules March 19, 2011, to Capt. Cole Taylor and his wife, Breanne, that apply to the voluntary departure process at Misawa Air Base, Japan. Captain Taylor is a physician with the 35th Medical Operations Squadron, and Airman Whitworth is a customer service technician with the 35th Comptroller Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Phillip Butterfield)

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Rescue animals soothe voluntary departure nerves

Published March 20, 2011