U.S. Marine Corps commandant calls on Okinawa governor

U.S. Marine Corps commandant calls on Okinawa governor

NAHA, Japan - Gen. James Jones (L), who took the post of commandant of the U.S. Marines Corps on July 1 this year, calls on Okinawa Gov. Keiici Inamine at the prefectural governor's office in Naha on Aug. 18. They discussed U.S. military base-related issues including the relocation of the heliport function of the Marine Corps' Futemma Air Station in Okinawa.

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