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Ospreys to avoid populated areas
Okinawa :: Japan | 9 months ago
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Marine Corps pledged Thursday to keep MV-22 Osprey flights over densely populated areas of Japan to a minimum amid the strong safety concerns over the tilt-rotor aircraft's planned deployment to Okinawa. "It is my intent that marine Osprey pilots
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Osprey more accident-prone: marines
Washington :: DC :: USA | 10 months ago
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A comparative analysis has shown MV-22 Osprey aircraft to be deployed to Okinawa later this year have been involved in more accidents among nine planes operated by the U.S...The U.S. military categorizes aircraft accidents into three groups: Class A
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Osprey's arrival foments distrust
Ginowan :: Japan | 10 months ago
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Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Monday amid protest from Iwakuni's conservative Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda and local residents. After confirming its safety, Tokyo and Washington plan to start deploying the Osprey in early
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Ospreys arrive as fears raised about alliance
Okinawa :: Japan | 10 months ago
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MIE Staff writer Even as a cargo ship carrying 12 MV-22 Ospreys entered Japanese waters for its arrival at Yamaguchi Prefecture on Monday, the government is pressing the United States to delay its deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft in Okinawa
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Is the Osprey safe?
Okinawa :: Japan | 11 months ago
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Ironically, 800 years later in modern Japan, the "osprey" is about to swoop on densely inhabited areas, striking fear in the hearts of the local people. Protests over the planned deployment of the contentious Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor
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US Osprey aircraft headed for Japan despite local protests over safety issues
Iwakuni :: Japan | 11 months ago
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The United States is moving ahead with plans to deploy its first Osprey military transport aircraft to Japan, despite strong opposition from residents over safety issues following two recent crashes, officials said Wednesday. The first 12 Ospreys
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Osprey to be deployed but not flown until probes end: U.S.
Okinawa :: Japan | 11 months ago
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MIE Staff writer Amid the growing uproar over plans to deploy the MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport plane in Okinawa, the United States on Friday told Japan the aircraft will be delivered to the Futenma base but will be grounded until their safety is
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Politics › Pentagon officials try to reassure Japan over Osprey aircraft
Okinawa :: Japan | 11 months ago
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Pentagon officials sought to reassure Japanese representatives Friday about the safety of Osprey aircraft after recent crashes raised concerns about plans to deploy the planes to Okinawa. In talks with their Japanese counterparts, Pentagon officials
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Squadron commander removed after Air Force Osprey crash
Baghdad :: Iraq | 11 months ago
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Officials were no longer confident in his effectiveness, said Col. Jim Slife, commander of the 1st Special Operations Wing. "The challenges of the 8th Special Operations Squadron's demanding mission require new leadership to maintain the highest
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Crashes involving US aircraft fuel uproar in Japan
Okinawa :: Japan | 11 months ago
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Associated Press Recent crashes involving the U.S. military's latest transport aircraft are fueling an uproar in Japan that could threaten plans to deploy them to the southern island of Okinawa by the end of the year. Following an uproar on Okinawa
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