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Saturday, April 04, 2009

Helicopter pilots give air refueling training to JASDF
A team of HH-60G Pave Hawk pilots from the USAF's 33rd Rescue Squadron provided a three-day intensive course on air refueling to Japanese Self Defense Forces helicopter rescue pilots last month.

Maj. Sekine Eiji, a UH-60J pilot with the Akita Air Rescue Squadron, said the training was the first step of the JASDF's new program to obtain C-130 and rescue helicopter air refueling capability.

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