Military growth stresses Japanese island’s locals
This tiny island on Japan's western frontier has no chain convenience stores. Nature lovers can dive with hammerhead sharks ...
ABC News4d
Stress and fear roil a tiny, rapidly militarizing Japanese island near Taiwan
A nonfatal crash in October of a Japanese army tilt-rotor aircraft Osprey during a joint exercise with the U.S. military on the island also caused apprehension. Japan's air and maritime forces in ...
Military.com23d
Flaw in Osprey Gears Was Known a Decade Prior to Deadly Japan Crash, Internal Report Shows
An investigation released earlier this month by the Air Force pointed to an issue in the controversial tilt-rotor aircraft's ... as family members from the Japan crash, as well as families of ...
The Taipei Times4d
On the front line
All of the buildup has cemented the island’s as a front line in a potential clash over Taiwan. Kyoko Yamaguchi, left, Fumie ...
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U.S. Military to Resume Osprey Flights After Grounding Over Deadly Crashes
Following the Japan crash, House investigators called on Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to explain problems with the tilt-rotor aircraft and what the Pentagon is doing to ensure its safety.
NHK10mon
Japan MSDF helicopters crash: What we know
The cause of the crash was not immediately known but ... of the two aircraft have yet to be found. Helicopter rotor with broken base Japan's Defense Ministry says the two flight recorders were ...
朝日新聞社1mon
U.S. military concludes no survivors in Osprey crash
making it the deadliest accident of the tilt-rotor aircraft since it became operational in 2007. The U.S. military on Dec. 5 transitioned its weeklong “search and rescue” operations to ...