USMC wants to resume Osprey aerial refueling training in Japan from next month

According to NHK, the U.S. government has inform Tokyo that it intends to resume aerial refueling training missions for the MV-22B starting from Jan. 19.

MV-22B Osprey Particiate during Blue Chromite Exercise (30795700600)
By U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sergeant Major Michael Cato/released [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The U.S. military says the Marine pilots have been given refresher training on aerial refueling and spent time on simulators to prevent a repeat of the accident that resulted in the lost of a Osprey in Okinawa.