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459th Airlift Squadron 459th AS
459 Squadron was a training bomber unit during World War II. Reactivated in the 1960s and assigned to the transport role mainly in aeromedical and VIP missions. Since 1993 is stationed in Japan flying Twin Hueys helicopters and Beechcraft C-12 Huron fixed wing aircraft.
22-Feb-21 - US Air Force UH-1N helicopters assigned to 459th Airlift Squadron based out of Yokota AFB Japan, for the first time in landing maneuvers at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji’s Numazu Beach Training Area (NBTA) #NumazuBeach
27-Jun-17 - USAF 353rd Special Operations Group (SOG) from Kadena Air Base, Japan completed Exercise Teak Jet with Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) Hamamatsu rescue squadron UH-60J
13-Apr-16 - USAF has a tradition of encouraging command leadership to take pilot courses on the aircraft that support their mission. PACAF 5 AF Commander take the key staff course and fly the UH-1N helicopter
02-Mar-16 - USAF 459th Airlift Squadron (459th AS) based at Yokota AFB, Japan,outfitted two of their UH-1N Hueys with new rescue hoists, improving their search and rescue capabilities
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459th AS List of helicopters
C/N Version Built In this Org In other Org 31020 UH-1N 1970 69-6614 : 21 pictured (pic2) with 459th AS (airlift sqd), 374 AW, Yokota Air Base, J+ : 31045 UH-1N 69-6639 : pictured Yokota AFB Japan with 374th Operation Support Squadron; 2012 stil+ : PACAF 5AF Commander Lt.Gen John Dolan take the key staff course and fly th+ 31051 UH-1N 69-6645 : USAF; 1995 459th AS : 15 pictured with 459th AS (airlift sqd), 374 AW at Yokota Air Base, Japan : asg 459th AS, Yokota AFB precaution landing at Chofu Airport due to an e+ 31052 UH-1N 69-6646 : 459th AS; 1997 459th AS : still at 459th AS (airlift sqd), 374 AW, Yokota Air Base, Japan : still 459th AS, Yokota, Japan : landing maneuvers at Combined Arms Training Center Camp Fuji’s Numazu Be+
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