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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 combat aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (L) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

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U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet

A U.S. F-35C stealth fighter jet lands at the U.S. base in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey takes off from the U.S. base in Iwakuni, in western Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Nov. 17, 2024.

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U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey is shown to the media at the U.S. base in Iwakuni in western Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture on Nov. 17, 2024.

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U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

A U.S. Navy CMV22 Osprey prepares to land at a U.S. military base in Iwakuni in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi on Nov. 8, 2024. The Navy has apparently begun deploying its variant of the Osprey aircraft at the base, according to a source close to the matter.

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Iwakuni city willing to accept Osprey deployment

Iwakuni Mayor Yoshihiko Fukuda (front) speaks at a city assembly session in Yamaguchi Prefecture on Aug. 27, 2024, expressing the western Japan city's intention to accept the deployment of U.S. Navy Ospreys at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base.

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[Breaking news] U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

IWAKUNI, Japan, May 5 Kyodo - U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 5, 2024, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 5, 2024, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 5, 2024, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

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Kintaikyo Bridge in western Japan

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023, shows Kintaikyo Bridge over the Nishiki River in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, marking the 350th anniversary of its construction this year.

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Kintaikyo Bridge in western Japan

Photo taken on Sept. 14, 2023, shows Kintaikyo Bridge in Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, marking the 350th anniversary of its construction this year.

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U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Japan

U.S. first lady Jill Biden waves at the audience of a graduation ceremony of M.C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, as she is accompanying President Joe Biden for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the neighboring Hiroshima Prefecture.

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U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Japan

U.S. first lady Jill Biden speaks at a graduation ceremony of M.C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, as she is accompanying President Joe Biden for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the neighboring Hiroshima Prefecture.

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U.S. first lady Jill Biden in Japan

U.S. first lady Jill Biden shakes hands with a member of the audience of a graduation ceremony of M.C. Perry High School at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 21, 2023, as she is accompanying President Joe Biden for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in the neighboring Hiroshima Prefecture.

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Briefcase for nuclear launch codes

A U.S. military aide carries a briefcase known as the "nuclear football" containing nuclear launch codes as U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (L) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) embarks on the Marine One helicopter at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, to head to Hiroshima for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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Biden arrives in Japan for G-7 summit

U.S. President Joe Biden arrives at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 18, 2023, for the May 19-21 Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on April 15, 2023, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

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U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on April 15, 2023, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

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U.S. F-35 fighter jets arrive in Japan, mark 1st overseas deployment

IWAKUNI, Japan, Jan. 18 Kyodo - F-35 fighter jets fly over Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in western Japan, to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni on Jan. 18, 2017, for the first deployment of the stealth aircraft outside the United States. A total of 16 F-35s will be deployed at the station until the end of August.

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Japan-U.S. alliance to remain firm

TOKYO, Japan, Nov. 10 Kyodo - Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez (R), commander of U.S. forces in Japan, shakes hands with Katsutoshi Kawano, chief of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces' Joint Staff, after their joint press conference at the U.S. military base in the western Japan city of Iwakuni on Nov. 10, 2016. Both of them reaffirmed the importance of the bilateral alliance following Republican Donald Trump's victory in presidential election.

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Reporters experience flight aboard U.S. air tanker

IWAKUNI, Japan - Reporters experience a one-hour flight aboard a U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014. The aircraft has been redeployed from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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Air tanker parks at U.S. base in Iwakuni, western Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - A U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane parks at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014, after its transfer from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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Reporters board U.S. air tanker for experimental flight

IWAKUNI, Japan - Reporters board a U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane for a one-hour flight experience at the U.S. Marine Corps' air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 28, 2014. The aircraft has been redeployed at the base from the Futenma air station in Ginowan in the southernmost prefecture of Okinawa.

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Japan defense minister visits U.S. Navy aircraft carrier

IWAKUNI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera (R) shakes hands with a U.S. officer aboard the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington in the Pacific south of Japan's main island of Honshu on July 30, 2014.

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Japan defense minister inspects U.S. aircraft carrier

IWAKUNI, Japan - Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onoda (2nd from R) inspects the U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier George Washington in waters south of Japan's largest main island of Honshu on July 30, 2014, during joint sea training among Japan, the United States and India.

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U.S. Marines send 2 Osprey aircraft to Sapporo amid local protests

TOKYO, Japan - Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft from the U.S. base in Iwakuni in western Japan stop over at Yokota Air Base in Tokyo for refueling on July 19, 2014, on their way to Sapporo in Hokkaido. It was the first time an MV-22 had flown to the Tokyo area since the tilt-rotor aircraft's deployment in Japan in 2012.

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2 air refueling tankers arrive at Iwakuni from Futenma

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The second KC-130, a U.S. Marine aerial refueling tanker transferring from Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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2 air refueling tankers arrive at Iwakuni from Futenma

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - The first KC-130, a U.S. Marine aerial refueling tanker transferring from Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture, is parked at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014.

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U.S. military transfers 1st air tanker to Iwakuni from Okinawa

IWAKUNI, Japan - People stage a rally on July 15, 2014, against the transfer of a U.S. military KC-130 air refueling tanker at the Iwakuni base in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi in the first transfer under a bilateral agreement to reduce the disproportionate burden of hosting U.S. bases on Okinawa.

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U.S. military transfers 1st air tanker to Iwakuni from Okinawa

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken July 15, 2014, shows a U.S. military KC-130 air refueling tanker arriving at the Iwakuni base in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi in the first transfer under a bilateral agreement to reduce the disproportionate burden of hosting U.S. bases on Okinawa.

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U.S. military transfers 1st air tanker to Iwakuni from Okinawa

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken July 15, 2014, shows a U.S. military KC-130 air refueling tanker arriving at the Iwakuni base in the western Japan prefecture of Yamaguchi in the first transfer under a bilateral agreement to reduce the disproportionate burden of hosting U.S. bases on Okinawa.

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Osprey on display during U.S.-Japan Friendship Day

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft is put on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on May 5, 2014, during the U.S.-Japan Friendship Day event.

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Osprey aircraft

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken in July 2013 shows MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan. The Japanese government plans to choose the maintenance sites for Ospreys which the Self-Defense Forces plan to operate outside of Okinawa during the year starting in April 2015, government sources said on Dec. 31, 2013.

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Osprey aircraft

IWAKUNI, Japan - The U.S. Marine Corps invites journalists to take a look at MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the U.S. Marine air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2013.

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Osprey aircraft

IWAKUNI, Japan - The U.S. Marine Corps invites journalists to take a look at MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at the U.S. Marine air station in Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture on Oct. 24, 2013.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Opponents of additional deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft stage a sit-in in front of a gate at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013. The U.S. military the same day resumed transport of Ospreys to the airbase from the Iwakuni base 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.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - MV-22 Osprey aircraft head for the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013 as the U.S. military resumed transport of Ospreys from the Iwakuni base after a fatal helicopter crash a week ago forced it to postpone the additional deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft amid safety concerns about military operations.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows MV-22 Osprey aircraft after landing at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013. The U.S. military resumed transport of Ospreys from the Iwakuni base after a fatal helicopter crash a week ago forced it to postpone the additional deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft amid safety concerns about military operations.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - MV-22 Osprey aircraft head for the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013 as the U.S. military resumed transport of Ospreys from the Iwakuni base after a fatal helicopter crash a week ago forced it to postpone the additional deployment of the tilt-rotor aircraft amid safety concerns about military operations.