1st GSDF Osprey aircraft in Okinawa

A Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (above) flies into Okinawa Prefecture for the first time on Oct. 19, 2023, arriving at Ishigaki airport on Ishigaki Island for joint drills with the U.S. Marines in the southern Japan prefecture.

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