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U.S. MV22 Osprey vertical lift transport aircraft

BEIJING, June 18, according to Japanese news network reported that 17 U.S. Navy headquarters said the news said that from October next year, will land in the U.S. Navy clan belongs to Okinawa Futenma base will be equipped with 12 MV22 Osprey vertical lift transport aircraft. In order to ease the people of Okinawa Prefecture, the U.S. Defense Department will send a panel of experts to Okinawa Futenma flight noise and other environmental investigations.

Osprey transport aircraft is responsible for working with the U.S. Department of Defense Lt. Col. Levin Law Reporter 17 at the meeting said that the Osprey transport aircraft configuration problem in Okinawa, the Japanese government and has been to Okinawa Governor’s Office have been briefed . But Levin said Lt. Col. law, although we will go to Okinawa to conduct environmental surveys, but we according to the U.S. president signed the order for the U.S. military bases outside the United States environmental assessment, not according to the U.S. National Environmental Policy Act environmental impact report prepared book. Levin also pointed out that the method Lieutenant Colonel, Osprey transport aircraft from the ground 75 meters in height, 1,500 square meters of range, the noise is lower than the average helicopter.

as the U.S. military’s largest Marine Corps bases in Japan, Futenma base in Okinawa Ginowan city, because there are many around the universities and schools, have occurred in helicopter crash Campus the accident, and seriously affect aircraft taking off and landing noise of nearby residents to live and study, therefore, strongly urge the county government Okinawa people and the foundation to move out of Futenma in Okinawa. However, the Japanese government and the U.S. government is still moving in the island reached an agreement, have been strong protests from the people of Okinawa Prefecture.

as Osprey transport aircraft crashes have occurred, plus the relocation of Futenma base pending, if the Osprey transport aircraft equipped with it, not only increase the noise, but also makes the relocation of Futenma base to become within the foreseeable future . Therefore, including Okinawa Prefecture, including, for the U.S. military said this with a clear plan of opposition. Part of the prefecture is the last week in the former U.S. military bases and Okinawa Prefectural Government held a protest rally.