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- [Voiceover] 13 firefighters from the Yokohama

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Fire Department, including a special advanced rescue team,

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recently visited the US Army

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Aviation Battalion Japan on Camp Zama.

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They teamed up with the Fire and Emergency Services,

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US Army Garrison Japan to learn about how to properly rescue

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personnel from a a Black Hawk helicopter

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in case of emergency.

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^- Intent is to ensure that our bilateral partners

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^are proficient and understand the Black Hawk helicopters,

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so should we need their assistance at North Dock

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they will be familiar with it and will be able

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to respond and assist our fire station crew there

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in rescue, fire extinguishment, and triage.

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- [Voiceover] After the arrival,

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they received a briefing from Specialist Kyle Anderson,

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a UH-60 Black Hawk Crew Chief about the techniques

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involved in helicopter rescue.

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- Today I taught the firefighters that

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the utmost importance of rescue in the event

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^of an accident is the personnel.

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^How to get them out, the personnel,

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^through different means.

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^How to evacuate them, how to operate the seats

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and seat belts so that in the event of an accident

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they can get us out more quickly.

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^(speaks in foreign language)

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^- [Voiceover] Seeing the US Army Aviation

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^Battalion Japan's Black Hawk was very impressive,

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but at the same time we felt the weight

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of responsibility involved with rescuing pilots

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and other personnel from one of these helicopters.

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^(speaks in foreign language)

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^- [Voiceover] I really appreciate US Army Japan

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^for giving us the opportunity to learn about

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the procedures of rescuing personnel

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from a Black Hawk helicopter.

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I'm sure by continuing to do this type

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of bilateral training, it will definitely lower our barriers

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and make us one big fire team.

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- [Voiceover] Fire and Emergency Services conducts

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numerous bilateral trainings and exercises

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with local cities' fire departments

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throughout the year to promote face-to-face relationships

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and to further a better understanding of each other as a way

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to assist with contingency operations that may occur.

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Reporting for US Army Garrison Japan, this is Janna York.