Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.28.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kayli Rodriguez, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, gestures farewell to Japanese Air Self-Defense Force personnel assigned to Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron after a bilateral engagement at Komatsu Air Base Japan, June 28, 2025. Through routine visits and bilateral engagements - such as cultural and subject matter exchanges - ties between the U.S. Air Force and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.28.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kayli Rodriguez, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, gestures farewell to Japanese Air Self-Defense Force personnel assigned to Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron after a bilateral engagement at Komatsu Air Base Japan, June 28, 2025. Through routine visits and bilateral engagements - such as cultural and subject matter exchanges - ties between the U.S. Air Force and......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.27.2025
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brian Reed, 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, observes Mount Fuji from a UH-1N Huey en route to Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. The 459 AS maintains a forward presence in the Pacific and provides responsive airlift support for distinguished visitors, as well as other priority passengers and cargo, on travel vital to the national security interest of the United States.......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.27.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kayli Rodriguez, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, initiates landing procedures of a UH-1N Huey on the flightline of Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. The 459 AS maintains a forward presence in the Pacific and provides responsive airlift support for distinguished visitors, as well as other priority passengers and cargo, on travel vital to the national......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.27.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kayli Rodriguez, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, initiates landing procedures of a UH-1N Huey on the flightline of Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. The 459 AS maintains a forward presence in the Pacific and provides responsive airlift support for distinguished visitors, as well as other priority passengers and cargo, on travel vital to the national......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.27.2025
U.S. Air Force Capt. Colton McConnell, 459th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares a UH-1N Huey for parking configuration after landing at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. The 459 AS maintains a forward presence in the Pacific and provides responsive airlift support for distinguished visitors, as well as other priority passengers and cargo, on travel vital to the national security interest......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.27.2025
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kayli Rodriguez, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, instructs Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron personnel during refueling procedures of a UH-1N Huey at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. Reinforcing and bolstering friendships with host nation allies include routine bilateral engagements through cultural and subject matter......
Photo by Staff Sgt. Tristan Truesdell | 374th Airlift Wing | 06.27.2025
A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron pilot provides a capability brief to U.S. Air Force personnel assigned to the 459th Airlift Squadron at Komatsu Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025. KARS, based in Komatsu Air Base, operate U-125A and UH-60J Black Hawk aircraft for search-and-rescue operations in mountains and seascapes. They also provide airlift support in disaster......
