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H-60 MISHAP OFF OKINAWA - UPDATE
2015007
| Aug. 13, 2015
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August 13, 2015 —
H-60 MISHAP OFF OKINAWA - UPDATE
YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – A U.S. Army H-60 helicopter conducted a hard landing aboard the USNS Red Cloud on August 12 approximately 8 miles east of Ukibarujima (Ukibaru Island) while conducting training.
Seven service members suffered non-life threatening injuries: five U.S. service members and two Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members.
There were 17 personnel aboard the helicopter.
U.S. special operations forces were conducting a maritime training exercise as part of a demonstration of the range of U.S. SOF capabilities to members of the Japan Self-Defense Forces.
These training events are part of U.S. Pacific Command’s military-to-military engagement programs, which are conducted by the U.S. with many nations in the Asia-Pacific region. The U.S. forces enhance their skills by training in different geographic and cultural environments while building partnerships with security forces of other nations.
The U.S. military remains committed to conducting challenging, realistic training in support of our Mutual Security Treaty to defend Japan.
The cause of the incident is under investigation. Information will be released as soon as it becomes available.
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日本語は参考訳です。
英文が正文
沖縄でのH-60事故
2015年8月13日 (報道発表第2報 在日米軍司令部)
2015年8月12日、米陸軍所属H-60型ヘリコプターが浮原島の東約8マイルにて訓練中、USNS Red Cloudに難着艦しました。
隊員7名の命に別状はなく、内5名は米軍隊員、2名は陸上自衛隊員です。
ヘリコプターには17名が搭乗していました。
米特別作戦部隊は特殊作戦能力等を自衛隊員に対してデモンストレーションする一環として海上演習を行っていました。
これらの訓練は米太平洋軍司令部の軍組織間の交流プログラムの一部であり、米国と太平洋地域の多くの国々の参加により行われるものです。米軍は他の国々の警備部隊とのパートナーシップを構築しながら、多様な地理的および文化環境において訓練し、その能力を向上させていきます。
事故原因は調査中です。情報は公開になり次第発表致します。以上
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