U.S. aircraft transfer to Iwakuni begins under realignment plan

U.S. aircraft transfer to Iwakuni begins under realignment plan

An E-2D early warning aircraft lands at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in the western Japanese prefecture of Yamaguchi on Aug. 9, 2017. Four other E-2D planes arrived at the air station the same day, the first aircraft of those involved in a phased transfer of the U.S. Navy's carrier air wing from the Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture near Tokyo under a realignment plan for U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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