Japan shelves plan to have MV-22 training at Saga

Japan has decided not to use Saga as a training area for U.S. Marine Corp MV-22s. According to new reports, the move has failed to garner support from the local population and the U.S. military is not receptive to the idea as well.

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 266 takes off from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), not pictured, in the Atlantic Ocean 130320-M-SO289-003
By Cpl Christopher Q. Stone [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

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