U.S. military begins operating new Iwakuni runway

U.S. military begins operating new Iwakuni runway

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A U.S. fighter lands on a new runway at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture on May 29, 2010. The U.S. military began operating the offshore runway the same day.

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