U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

U.S. Marines begin operating Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft takes off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Oct. 4, 2012. The Marine Corps began to operate the Osprey tilt-rotor planes deployed at the Futenma base, located in a densely populated area, amid lingering local opposition to the deployment.

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