U.S. military begins new Iwakuni runway operation

U.S. military begins new Iwakuni runway operation

OSAKA, Japan - This February 2010 file photo shows the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi. The U.S. military began operation of a new offshore runway (R, front) on May 29, 2010.

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