Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk and a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois are displayed during the 43rd anniversary event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion, Camp Zama, participated in the festival. The festival displayed helicopters assigned to the JGSDF, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo Fire Department and Japanese Red Cross. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, directs a festivalgoer’s attention during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion, Camp Zama, participated in the festival. The festival displayed helicopters assigned to JGSDF, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo Fire Department and Japanese Red Cross. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

(Right to left) U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Bonilla and Capt. Vicente Vasquez, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N Iroquois pilots, take photos of a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-1J Huey formation flight display during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. JGSDF UH-1Js assigned to Eastern Army Helicopter demonstrated flight formations, hoist techniques and disaster relief procedures with first responders. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH-1Js fly in formation during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. JGSDF UH-1Js assigned to Eastern Army Helicopter demonstrated flight formations, hoist techniques and disaster relief procedures with first responders. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Bonilla, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilot, watches a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH1-J formation flight demonstration during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. JGSDF UH-1Js assigned to Eastern Army Helicopter demonstrated flight formations, hoist techniques and disaster relief procedures with first responders. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vicente Vasquez, left, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilot, and Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th AS flight engineer, watch a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force UH1-J formation flight demonstration during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. JGSDF UH-1Js assigned to Eastern Army Helicopter demonstrated flight formations, hoist techniques and disaster relief procedures with first responders. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, participates in the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. JGSDF UH-1Js assigned to Eastern Army Helicopter demonstrated flight formations, hoist techniques and disaster relief procedures with first responders. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

U.S. Air Force Capt. Vicente Vasquez, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilot, gives festival attendees a tour of the UH-1N Iroquois during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Festivalgoers sit the cockpit of a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois helicopter during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Bonilla, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N pilot, autographs a t-shirt for a festivalgoer during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, stands in front of a UH-1N Iroquois during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. JGSDF UH-1Js assigned to Eastern Army Helicopter demonstrated formation flight, hoist demonstrate and disaster relief demonstration with first responders. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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(Left to right) U.S. Air Force Capt. Jonathan Bonilla, Capt. Vicente Vasquez and Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron UH-1N aircrew, watch a helicopter taking off during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, completes pre-flight inspection display during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. David Jacob, 459th Airlift Squadron special mission aviator, completes pre-flight inspection display during the 43rd Anniversary Event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron from Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion from Camp Zama participated in the festival. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

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Yokota Iroquois joins JGSDF festival

Published Oct. 7, 2016
By Yasuo Osakabe
374th Airlift Wing public affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- A U.S. Army UH-60 Blackhawk and a U.S. Air Force UH-1N Iroquois are displayed during the 43rd anniversary event of Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Camp Tachikawa at JGSDF Camp Tachikawa, Japan, Oct. 1, 2016. Service members with the 459th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base and Army Aviation Battalion, Camp Zama, participated in the festival. The festival displayed helicopters assigned to the JGSDF, Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, Metropolitan Police Department, Tokyo Fire Department and Japanese Red Cross. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe/Released)

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival

Yokota Iroquois join JGSDF festival