Men and Their Flying Machines [Image 6 of 10]

CAMP KACHIKAWA, TOKYO, JAPAN

07.26.2016

Photo by Sgt. John Carkeet IV 

U.S. Army Japan

Army Staff Sgt. Joel Redman (left), crew chief, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, gives a tour of one of his unit’s UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters to his Japan Ground Self-Defense Force counterpart during the second Tachikawa Helicopter Conference conducted July 26, 2016, in Camp Tachikawa, Japan. Hosted by the JGSDF Eastern Army, the conference brought together representatives from the Japan Self-Defense Forces, United States military branches, and Japan’s civil aviation authorities to exchange information and develop policies to conduct helicopter operations during a major disaster. As the only rotary wing battalion stationed in Japan, USAABJ serves as U.S. Army Japan’s primary asset for aviation support. USAABJ’s close partnership with its Japanese aviation counterparts has produced a bilateral agreement for the battalion to assist in an emergency response operation or disaster relief mission if the Japanese government requests it. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan)

• Date Taken: 07.26.2016
• Date Posted: 08.02.2016 02:11
• Photo ID: 2761719
• VIRIN: 160726-A-DB402-6875
• Resolution: 4799x3269
• Size: 1.43 MB
• Location: CAMP KACHIKAWA, TOKYO, JP