459 AS attends 2nd Tachikawa Helicopter Conference
Tech. Sgt. David Jacobs, center left, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1 Iroquois flight engineer, and Senior Master Sgt. Edward Spondenburg, 459 AS superintendent, demonstrate a forest penetrator to members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force with translation from Mitsuru Takahashi, 374th Airlift Wing chief of community relations at Camp Tachikawa, July 26, 2016. The 459 AS demonstrated their search and rescue capabilities, which supports Japan in disaster-response efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)