Sukuta Ward in Nago demands Okinawa Defense Bureau take preventative measures after latest U.S. military stray bullet incident
Sukuta Ward Chief Mikikazu Higa submitting an official request related to the stray bullet incident earlier this year to Okinawa Defense Bureau planning department head Shinya Ito. December 20, Sukuta Community Center in Nago
December 20, 2018 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
Nago – Having received confirmation that the stray bullet discovered in the Sukuta ward of Nago in June had in fact come from the U.S. military, Sukuta Ward Chief Mikikazu Higa met with the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) December 20 at the Sukuta Community Center to officially request that measure be taken to prevent such an incident from reoccurring.
Higa said while handing over his written statement, “We request that Camp Schwab’s Practice Range 10 not be reopened for live-fire exercises.”
ODB planning department head Shinya Ito said as an interim report, “Burdening [residents] with this kind of uneasiness is inexcusable. While the cause of the incident is still being investigated, we will ensure that the U.S. military takes preventative measures, and will then provide another report.”
(English translation by T&CT and Sam Grieb)
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