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459th AS completes hoist training

Tech. Sgt. Michael Wright, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator evaluator, holds onto the cable as Master Sgt. Antonio Gueits, 374th Operation Group resource advisor, is hoisted into a UH-1N Iroquois at a drop zone near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. During the scenario, the aircrew performed an alternate insertion of crew members, hoist insertion and extraction from 25-35 feet above ground, and proper landing and takeoff techniques throughout various landing zones. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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459th AS completes hoist training

Lt. Col. Valerie Johnson, 374th Medical Group aerospace medicine chief, walks towards a UH-1N Iroquois to be lifted into the aircraft at a drop zone near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. The aircrew completed hoist insertion and extraction from the helicopter from 25-35 feet above the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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459th AS completes hoist training

Capt. Johnathan Bonilla, 459th Airlift Squadron standards and evaluations chief, left, and Capt. Vincente Vasquez, 459 AS aircraft commander, fly over a drop zone near Mt. Fuji, Japan, Jan. 13, 2017. Having the hoist allows the 459 AS to conduct rescue missions in small, tight areas throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. David Owsianka)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Airmen with the 459th Airlift Squadron and Japan Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron conduct a night vision goggles training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Daichi Nukimoto, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron U125A pilot, performs a visual conformation with night vision goggles before boarding a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Daichi Nukimoto, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron U125A pilot, prepares to board a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois after completed a night vision goggles training at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Hirotaka Nakamura, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron UH-60J pilot, and JASDF Capt. Daichi Nukimoto, Komatsu Air RQS U125A pilot, perform visual conformation checks at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Capt. Daichi Nukimoto, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron U125A pilot, performs visual conformation with a night vision goggles over U.S. Army Sagami Depot, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Junichi Okamoto, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron UH-60J pilot, get hoisted to an U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois at U.S. Army Sagami General Depot, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Left to right) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Hirotaka Nakamura and Maj. Junichi Okamoto, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron UH-60J pilots, conduct a hoist training at U.S. Army Sagami General Depot, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Hirotaka Nakamura and Maj. Junichi Okamoto, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron UH-60J pilots, wait for a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois takeoff at U.S. Army Sagami General Depot, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

A U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron lands at U.S. Army Sagami General Depot, Nov. 9, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Left) U.S. Air Force Maj. Douglas Lincoln, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilot evaluator, briefs night vision goggles capabilities to Japan Air Self-Defense Force crew members with the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 9, 2016, during Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Master Sgt. Yasuhiro Maetsuru, front, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron UH-60J flight engineer, looks at hoist demonstration performed by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicholas Poe, back, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N flight engineer, over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Staff Sgt. Nicholas Poe, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N flight engineer, performs a visual conformation with night vision goggles during the Keen Sword 17 over Yokota Air Base, Japan, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Shohei Sakane, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pararescue jumper, gets hoisted to an U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech Sgt. Shohei Sakane, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pararescue jumper, and JASDF Tech. Sgt. Yuji Yasutani, Komatsu ARQS UH-60J flight engineer, get hoisted to an U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech Sgt. Shohei Sakane, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pararescue jumper, and JASDF Tech. Sgt. Yuji Yasutani, Komatsu ARQS UH-60J flight engineer, get hoisted to an U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Right to left) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech.Sgt. Shohei Sakane, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pararesuce jumper, and JASDF Tech. Sgt. Yuji Yasutani, Komatsu Air RQS UH-60J flight engineer, walk to a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS Airmen conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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459 AS and Komatsu Air RQS conduct FTX

(Left to right) Japan Air Self-Defense Force Tech. Sgt. Shohei Sakane, Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pararescue jumper, and Tech. Sgt. Yuji Yasutani, Komatsu Air RQS UH-60J flight engineer, protect their gears from the UH-1N Iroquois helicopter rotor wash at a helicopter landing zone at Combined Arms Training Center, Camp Fuji, Japan, Nov. 8, 2016, during the Keen Sword 17. The 459th AS and Komatsu Air RQS conducted a three-day NVGs and hoist familiarization training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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