JASDF PJs visit Yokota for CV-22 familiarization tour U.S. Air Force Logo March 24, 2025 JASDF PJs visit Yokota for CV-22 familiarization tour Japan Air Self-Defense Force Warrant Officer Hiroki Kumasaka, JASDF Air Defense Command senior enlisted advisor, greets with U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Jesse Heckart, 353rd Special Operations Wing senior enlisted leader, during a CV-22 Osprey familiarization tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2025. JASDF pararescue jumpers assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron visited for a CV-22 familiarization tour to enhance their mission understanding and reinforce the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance through direct engagement. The JASDF KARS conducts airborne search and rescue operations using the UH-60J Black Hawk to support mission-critical recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download JASDF PJs visit Yokota for CV-22 familiarization tour A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing conducts a static display tour to Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescue jumpers assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2025, during a familiarization tour. The purpose of the visit was to enhance their mission understanding and reinforce the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance through direct engagement. The JASDF KARS conducts airborne search and rescue operations using the UH-60J Black Hawk to support mission-critical recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download JASDF PJs visit Yokota for CV-22 familiarization tour A U.S. Air Force Airman assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing conducts a static display tour to Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescue jumpers assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13, 2025, during a familiarization tour. The purpose of the visit was to enhance their mission understanding and reinforce the importance of the Japan-U.S. alliance through direct engagement. The JASDF KARS conducts airborne search and rescue operations using the UH-60J Black Hawk to support mission-critical recovery efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe) Details Download U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 353rd Special Operations Wing hosted Japan Air Self-Defense Force pararescue jumpers assigned to the Komatsu Air Rescue Squadron for a CV-22 Osprey familiarization tour at Yokota Air Base, Japan, March 13. The purpose of the visit was for JASDF members to enhance their mission understanding of the CV-22 while both forces reinforced the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance through direct engagement. The JASDF KARS conducts airborne search and rescue operations using the UH-60J Black Hawk to support mission-critical recovery efforts. The 353rd SOW mission involves conducting day or night, all-weather, low-level penetration of denied territory to provide infiltration, exfiltration, resupply, or fire support for elite air, ground, and naval forces, utilizing the unique capabilities of the CV-22 Osprey.