Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Poe and Dustin Sheffield, both with the 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviators, hoist a stokes stretcher onto a UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during a Capabilities Exercise as part of the 2018 Japanese-American Friendship Festival at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2018. Members with the 459th AS showcased their rescue capabilities to execute search-and-rescue mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)