JGSDF shares connection with 459th AS
(Left and right) Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Lt. Col. Tatsuro Sakaguchi, Eastern Army Helicopter, 1st Aviation Unit executive officer, and U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Christopher Rector, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N standardization, evaluation and flight engineer, walk on the flightline during search and rescue familiarization at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2016. JGSDF members demonstrated their hoist capabilities to 459th Airlift Squadron members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Osakabe Yasuo/Released)