Helicopter Symposium 2021

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, Fifth Air Force deputy commander, welcomes Helicopter Symposium attendees, Sept. 8, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota hosted its first Helicopter Symposium Sept. 8-9, designed to strengthen relationships between units in and around the Kanto area while also discussing flight safety and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

Helicopter Symposium 2021

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Milo Carter, 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, demonstrates the capabilities of a C-130J Super Hercules during a Helicopter Symposium, Sept. 9, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The second day of the symposium featured a tour of various static aircraft and their capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

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Keita Nanko, 374th Operations Support Squadron air traffic specialist, briefs Helicopter Symposium attendees, Sept. 9, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event brought together local military and civilian rotary wing units to discuss helicopter safety assurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

Helicopter Symposium 2021

U.S. Army Capt. John Bassette, Army Aviation Battalion pilot, guides Helicopter Symposium attendees through a tour of a UH-60L Black Hawk, Sept. 9, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota hosted its first Helicopter Symposium Sept. 8-9, designed to strengthen relationships between units in and around the Kanto area while also discussing flight safety and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

Helicopter Symposium 2021

A flight engineer assigned 21st Special Operations Squadron gives a tour of a CV-22 Osprey during a Helicopter Symposium, Sept. 9, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The two-day event featured discussions on unit capabilities, contingency scenarios, and tours of static aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

Helicopter Symposium 2021

U.S. Air Force Col. Andrew Campbell, 374th Airlift Wing commander, and Keita Nanko, 374th Operations Support Squadron air traffic specialist, thank attendees and supporting personnel for participating in Yokota’s first Helicopter Symposium, Sept. 9, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. The event brought together local military and civilian rotary wing units to discuss helicopter safety assurance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)

Helicopter Symposium 2021

Published Sept. 10, 2021
By Senior Airman Hannah Bean
374th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Leonard Kosinski, Fifth Air Force deputy commander, welcomes Helicopter Symposium attendees, Sept. 8, 2021, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Yokota hosted its first Helicopter Symposium Sept. 8-9, designed to strengthen relationships between units in and around the Kanto area while also discussing flight safety and Mid-Air Collision Avoidance. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Hannah Bean)