Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dan J. Blank, standardization pilot, Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, explains his command’s aviation assets and capabilities to his Japan Ground Self-Defense 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
Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dan J. Blank, standardization pilot, Army Aviation Battalion-Japan, explains his command’s aviation assets and capabilities to his Japan Ground Self-Defense 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 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. ( Army photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, Army Japan)
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