October 19, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
Operations of CH-53E heavy-lift transport helicopters at Futenma Air Station were suspended following the recent incident of a U.S. military helicopter catching fire in Takae, Higashi Village.
On October 18, the U.S. Marine Corps resumed flights of these aircraft. In response to this, Governor Takeshi Onaga expressed for the first time his intention to demand removal of the six helipads in the Northern Training Area (NTA), which envelops...
October 17, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On October 16, the Okinawa Defense Bureau revealed to the Ryukyu Shimpo that earlier this month, it was decided that the Bureau will pay damages to the village of Ginoza in relation to costs incurred by the village after a U.S. military...
October 16, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
In the wake of the crash landing and fire of...
October 13, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
In the wake of the recent U.S. military helicopter fire, Governor...
October 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo Digital Edition
(Nago) At a regular press conference on the morning of October 3, Nago Mayor Susumu Inamine called on the Okinawa Defense Bureau to heed the Okinawa prefectural government’s administrative guidance instructing the Defense...
September 28, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
On September 23 and 24, the Ryukyu Shimpo conducted a public opinion poll among residents of Okinawa 18-years-old and above.
The poll was in relation to the deployment of MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing aircraft at...
October 3, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
An endangered type of coral has been discovered at the ocean construction site of the replacement facility for Futenma Air Station in Henoko, Nago City.
On October 2 Governor of Okinawa Takeshi Onaga provided the Okinawa Defense...
September 22, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo online edition
On the morning of September 22, the Kadena Town Council held a session at which they unanimously adopted a resolution and statement of protest against the parachute drop training carried out on the 21st at the U.S....
September 15, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) conducted a study of flight operations at both Futenma Air Station and Kadena Air Base in April through July, observing the bases 24 hours a day.
The results were reported to the governments...
September 10, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
An MV-22 Osprey vertical takeoff and landing aircraft made an emergency landing at Oita Airport while traveling between MCAS Iwakuni and MCAS Futenma, where it is based.
At 1:13 p.m. on September 9 it returned to Futenma. The...
September 7, 2017 Ryukyu Shimpo
(Miyako) Interviews with multiple government officials revealed, on September 6, that the “Bora mine” in Bora, Gusukube, Miyako is being eyed as a likely candidate for an ammunition depot to store missiles as part of the plan to...
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