SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

SDF helicopters airlift equipment to build U.S. helipads in Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga speaks to reporters at the Okinawa prefectural government building in Naha on Sept. 13, 2016, about the Defense Ministry's use of Ground Self-Defense Force helicopters to airlift trucks and other equipment for the construction of helipads for the U.S. military in Okinawa. The governor said the move "greatly harms our trusting relationship and is intolerable." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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