Governor petitions directly to the Ministry of Defense after U.S. military helicopter window falls

Governor petitions directly to the Ministry of Defense after U.S. military helicopter window falls

Governor Takeshi Onaga (right) handing Minister of Defense Tomohiro Yamamoto (left) a protest note on December 14 around 3:45 p.m. at the Ministry of Defense


 

December 14, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo

 

 

Following the accident in which a window frame fell off a U.S. helicopter and the grounds of Futenma Daini Elementary School in Ginowan City, on the afternoon of December 14, Governor Takeshi Onaga visited Minister of Defense Tomohiro Yamamoto. Governor Onaga went over the series of crashes and accidents of U.S. military aircrafts in the last year and directly appealed to the Minister to suspend flights for all U.S. military aircrafts at all Okinawa U.S. military bases. Governor Onaga pointed out that it is a “huge shock to the Okinawan citizens.” Minister Yamamoto was unable to give a clear response.

 

 

Regarding Okinawa’s request to suspend flights of all U.S. military aircrafts, Minister Yamamoto criticized the situation by saying, “I don’t understand what kind of logic this follows.” He then explained that he “did not understand the question.”

 

(English translation by T&CT and Chelsea Ashimine)

 

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