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646-Well puts U.S. Naval Hospital on pat… [Military]
By Joe Andes, USNHO, PAO U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa has made contacting the hospital easy. Patients can now call 646-WELL (646-9355) for di...Read More
New Naval Hospital opens era of increase… [Military]
By Bill Charles From tents to Quonset huts to a four-story concrete building to a new multi-million dollar U.S. Naval Hospital just opened o...Read More
Navy’s cracks down hard; Late evening drinking banned for Navy sailors [Military]
There’s no fooling around by U.S. Naval Forces Japan, which has instituted strong restrictions against its active duty personnel, who are now under tighter base controls and limite...
2012.11.28
CH-46 withdrawn, U.S. set to start full operations of Ospreys [Military]
The U.S. Marine Corps completed the withdrawal of a fleet of 12 CH-46 helicopters from its Futenma air station in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Tuesday to prepare for the ...
Osprey training held regularly; safety agreement said ignored [Military]
Since the first deployment of the MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps’ Futenma Air Station in Ginowan City a month ago, training involving the controversial aircra...
Osprey training flights to begin soon over Japan [Military]
The U.S. government has taken an unusual step of advising Japan that it plans to begin MV-22 Osprey training flights over Okinawa’s main islands later this month. Defense Minister ...
U.S. Forces head in Okinawa calls for off-base discipline [Military]
Lt. Gen. Kenneth Glueck, the top official of U.S. military forces in Okinawa, has instructed his Marines to uphold discipline when off base, following the rape incident involving ...
White Beach Festival cancelled [Military]
Navy MWR officials have decided to cancel the White Beach Festival that was scheduled for this weekend. As a reason for canceling the two-day event, they cite the recent rape case ...
2012.10.12
Ospreys on Futenma flightline, ready to work [Military News]
The MV-22 Ospreys have only been on Okinawa less than two weeks, but already the flight operations coordinators are getting them ready for workouts on Okinawa, and on the mainland....
Ospreys already stir concerns over flight patterns [Military News]
The MV-22 Osprey is barely ready to begin operations from Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan City, but already it’s raising new ire from citizens from Kochi to Okinawa ove...
2012.10.07
Last three Ospreys arrive at Futenma [Military News]
The first squadron of twelve MV-22 Osprey are now all in their home base of MCAS Futenma as the last three flew in from Iwakuni on Saturday. The aircraft landed at the Okinawa base...
2012.10.05
Futenma Osprey deployment could upset China [Military Politics]
Experts say the deployment of the U.S. Marine Corps’ MV-22 Osprey aircraft to Okinawa could upset China as the plane will make it possible for the Marines to send troops quic...
Remaining three Ospreys to come to Okinawa within weeks [Military News]
The U.S. Marine Corps says that the three MV-22 Osprey aircraft still in Iwakuni will move to MCAS Futenma, their permanent home in Okinawa, over the next few weeks. The first six ...
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