A police officer on a motorcycle, seen from behind, idles on an asphalt training course as a group of observors, including military members in camouflage uniforms, watches on the left.

Japan’s “White Angels” motorcycle unit leads a safety class for U.S. sailors at Yokosuka Naval Base on May 29, 2025. (Akifumi Ishikawa/Stars and Stripes)

The Japanese police’s elite motorcycle unit known as the “White Angels” recently helped teach motorcycle safety to U.S. sailors at Yokosuka Naval Base.