U.S. Osprey aircraft arrive at Japan base

U.S. Osprey aircraft arrive at Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows U.S. Osprey military aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture on July 23, 2012. A ship carrying 12 of the aircraft arrived at the base in western Japan earlier in the day amid mounting local opposition to the planes due to safety concerns, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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