Local residents, reporters observe live-fire training

OITA, Japan, March 2 Kyodo - U.S. Marines allow local residents and reporters to observe live-fire training on March 1, 2017, at an exercise area in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Oita. The event was held to reassure locals about the safety of the drills, which some locals have expressed disquiet about.

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