Air Station Iwakuni

U.S. Osprey involved in 58 mishaps; opposition to...
Bound for Japan, MV-22 Osprey aircraft on the Green Ridge cargo ship at Naval Air Station North Island in San Diego on June 29 (Provided by U.S. Forces Japan)
July 20, 2012
Osprey transport aircraft were involved in 58 “mishaps” between 2006 and 2011, U.S. military documents showed, as debate over their deployment to Japan intensified,...
U.S. Osprey aircraft to arrive in Japan on July 23
A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft in San Diego is loaded on a transport vessel bound for Japan on June 29. (Provided by U.S. Forces Japan)
July 19, 2012
Despite persistent protests in Japan, Washington has notified Tokyo that 12 MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft will arrive at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in...
Defense minister plays down Osprey fears
Okinawa Governor Hirokazu Nakaima, center, and Ginowan Mayor Atsushi Sakima, right, meet Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto in Tokyo on June 19 to request that he calls off the plan to station Osprey transport aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma. (Eiji Hori)
June 27, 2012
Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto, trying to quell an uproar over U.S. plans to deploy Osprey transport aircraft in Japan, said at least one of the two recent crashes overseas...
New demands emerge in revised U.S. military...
An aerial view of Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni taken in October 2010 (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
February 07, 2012
Proposed changes to the U.S. military’s realignment plan in Japan have sparked new demands from both sides over money and transfers, as efforts to relocate the Futenma air...
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