(1)U.S. resumes Futemma drills after copter crash, despite prote

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Brig. Gen. James Flock (L), commander of the Marine Corps Base in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, meets with Ginowan Mayor Yoichi Iha at the latter's office on Aug. 16. U.S. forces resumed flight drills despite a protest by the mayor following the Aug. 13 crash of a U.S. Marine helicopter at Okinawa International University in the city. (Kyodo)

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