Hueys heighten search and rescue capabilities

(Left to right) Tech. Sgt. Christopher Pound, 36th Rescue Squadron special missions aviator evaluator, and Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, hoisted 350 lbs. during a hoist training exercise at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Feb. 22, 2016. The 459 AS recently improved their search and rescue capabilities by outfitting two UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists. Previously, without the hoist, conducting rescues in small, tight areas wasn’t feasible. Now, 459 AS aircrew can conduct any type of search and rescue scenario throughout the Kanto Plains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)

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