2015年9月5日，日本陆上自卫队 CH-47J 运输直升机在双边救灾演习中模拟运送伤员到安全地带后起飞。（A Japan Self-Defense Force CH-47J Chinook helicopter takes off after delivering simulated victims to a safe zone during an annual Okinawa Prefectural Government bilateral disaster response exercise at Atta Port, Japan, Sept. 5, 2015. This year’s exercise, which marks the first time involving the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, gave participants and spectators an understanding of how the 82 separate entities from U.S. military, JSDF and local emergency responders work together to save lives in the wake of devastation from a natural disaster in the region.）

日本静冈县下田市，日本陆上自卫队第34步兵团一架 CH-47J 直升机在静冈县防灾演习中降落到一处草地上。（A Japanese CH-47 Chinook, assigned to the 34th Infantry Regiment, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, executes landing procedures during the Shizuoka Disaster Drill Aug. 31 in the Shizuoka prefecture. The helicopter is used to move JGSDF members and U.S. Marines quickly in the event of a disaster. The Shizuoka Disaster Drill is a semi-annual exercise conducted by the Shizuoka Prefectural Government. The drill is used to prepare all emergency personnel for an earthquake in the Shizuoka prefecture and the possible tsunami which may follow. Participating Marines are with 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade, III Marine Expeditionary Force.）