The Red Sox players and families took a ride in the Black Hawk helicopter to Zama, an U.S army base as part of their field trip. The members in the group included Tim Wakefield along with his wife, Mike Timlin with his son Jake, Curt Schilling and Bryan Corey. They were provided with two 12- seat choppers and they flew over Tokyo at an altitude of 1,000 feet. They were able to get a clear vision of the sky scrapers of Tokyo and other sights like the golf courses, baseball fields, mountains etc.

It was Timlin’s second ride in a helicopter and he had a video camera with him. The players attended a public event at a gymnasium in the Camp Zama. They were taken to the venue in a small bus from the helipad. The soldiers were very happy and thrilled to see the Red Sox players. All the players were gifted with coins which are given for the excellence, by the soldiers. The players gave autographed jersey to the army officials.