US aerial tankers fly to MCAS Futenma, Ginowan residents complain of noise intensification
KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft
November 16, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo
Around 4:00 p.m. on November 15 in Ginowan City, a KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refuelling aircraft flew in to Futenma Air Station and spent about 30 minutes flying at low altitudes over the area around the base.
On the same day, police in Ginowan City received emergency calls regarding damage suffered due to the base.
One such call included the complaint: “This is not a place for people to live. Every day I think must be in hell.”
Last week KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft flew in to Futenma on November 7 and 8, and over these two days the city received more than 10 complaints.
On November 8 Ginowan City officials explained to the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) that, “Foreign planes flying in [to Futenma] have a huge effect on the lives of residents,” and proposed that US military flights to Futenma be prohibited.
On November 10 Ginowan Mayor Masanori Matsukawa took the opportunity in an interview with Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya to again request a ban on flights to Futenma Air Station.
Aircraft noise around Futenma Air Station after 10:00 p.m. at night has also intensified.
On November 14 at 11:56 p.m. at the Ojana Community Center the noise level was recorded at 89.5 decibels.
On November 15 a man living in Nagata telephoned Ginowan City at two minutes past midnight to say: “Just before midnight an Osprey circled and touched down on the runway.
The promise of no flights after 10:00 p.m. is being broken.”
(English translation by T&CT and Erin Jones)
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