Osprey transport to Okinawa

Osprey transport to Okinawa

IWAKUNI, Japan - MV-22 Osprey aircraft move to a runway at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2013. The U.S. military the same day resumed transport of Ospreys to Okinawa after a fatal helicopter crash a week ago forced it to postpone the deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft amid safety concerns about military operations.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001185820
  • Registered date
  • 2013/8/12 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2013 Kyodo News
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  • 1500 × 922 pixel
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  • 240 dpi
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