Footage of new military base construction captured at Henoko ahead of drone restrictions

Footage of new military base construction captured at Henoko ahead of drone restrictions

Land reclamation and bank protection work under progress at the new Henoko base construction site situated on the Camp Schwab coast, shot on the afternoon of Sep 3.


September 6, 2020 Ryukyu Shimpo

On September 3 and 4, ahead of regulations to restrict news reporting by drones over some of the U.S. military bases in Okinawa, Ryukyu Shimpo journalists captured aerial footage of Camp Hansen and the Camp Schwab coast, where the new Henoko base is under construction. No construction activities were visible, but the drone captured close-up views of the stone revetment built by the Okinawa Defense Bureau and a panoramic view of the construction site. It also shot footage of the Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot, which is being rebuilt, and Camp Hansen’s now-treeless exercise area.

(English translation by T&CT and Monica Shingaki)

Concrete blocks stacked along the Camp Schwab coastline in Henoko, Nago City. Shot on the morning of Sep 4.


Construction workers rebuild the Henoko Ordnance Ammunition Depot (bottom) during the morning hours on Sep 4 at Camp Schwab in Henoko, Nago City.


U.S. military exercise area located at Camp Schwab, shot in the afternoon on Sep 4 over Kanna, Ginoza Village.

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