Tour enhances US-Japan relations

Aircrew members with the 459th Airlift Squadron take seats in an OH-1 Omega helicopter at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. The OH-1, which was part of a static display hosted by Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, is the first helicopter designed and manufactured in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Sgt. Miyauchi with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force explains photographs to an Airman from the 459th Airlift Squadron at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. JGSDF talked to aircrew from the 459 AS about Japan’s history of military flight in Tachikawa AB’s heritage museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Members of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force introduce Airmen from the 459th Airlift Squadron to an OH-1 Omega helicopter at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. JGSDF hosted a static display while discussing some of its air capabilities for the 459 ALS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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1st Lt. Vicente Vasquez, 459th Airlift Squadron scheduling officer, sits in a UH-1J Huey at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. Japan Ground Self-Defense Force hosted a static display for members of the 459 AS, including the UH1-J, which is the equivalent to Yokota Air Base’s UH-1N. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Sgt. Miyauchi with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force demonstrates a rescue hoist and stokes litter to aircrew with the 459th Airlift Squadron at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. The rescue hoist, used in search and rescue operations, is a capability which members of the 459 AS are in the process of gaining. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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A sand-bag body lays on a stokes litter for a demonstration at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. The litter and rescue hoist are used with the UH1-J helicopter for rescue operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Lt. Col Trenton Alexander, 459th Airlift Squadron director of operations, tries on head gear at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. The tour enhanced the US-Japan bilateral relationship, which is essential to the stability in Indo-Asia Pacific region.

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Capt. William Poeschl, 459th Airlift Squadron current operations officer, presents a 459 AS patch and t-shirt to Capt. Tomonari Kanatsuka, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH1-J pilot, at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. The tour enhanced the US-Japan bilateral relationship, which is a key part of stability in Indo-Asia Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and the 459th Airlift Squadron pose for a photo at Tachikawa Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2015. Tachikawa AB invited the 459 AS to tour the base, view a static display while discussing some of their air capabilities and enjoy lunch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Elizabeth Baker/Released)

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Published July 28, 2015