Ship carrying Osprey leaves Busan for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

Ship carrying Osprey leaves Busan for U.S. airbase in Iwakuni

BUSAN, South Korea - The Green Ridge cargo ship carrying the first shipment of the U.S. military's MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft to Japan leaves the South Korean port of Busan on July 22, 2012, for the U.S. Marines' Iwakuni Air Station in western Japan.

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