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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 3, 2026, 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 3, 2026, 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 3, 2026, 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 3, 2026, 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 3, 2026, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

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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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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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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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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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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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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 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 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.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Photo shows MV-22 Osprey aircraft 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 - Opponents of additional deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft are removed as they staged a sit-in around 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 - Photo shows MV-22 Osprey aircraft at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, after flying from the Iwakuni base on Aug. 12, 2013. The U.S. military resumed transport of Ospreys 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 at the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, after flying from the Iwakuni base on Aug. 12, 2013. The U.S. military resumed transport of Ospreys 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

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.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

GINOWAN, Japan - Demonstrators obstruct the path of a vehicle carrying U.S. military personnel in front of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, to protest additional deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft. 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 - Demonstrators obstruct the path of a vehicle carrying U.S. military personnel in front of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 12, 2013, to protest additional deployment of MV-22 Osprey aircraft. 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

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo shows MV-22 Osprey aircraft after taking off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2013, as the U.S. military 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.

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Osprey transport to Okinawa

IWAKUNI, Japan - MV-22 Osprey aircraft take off from the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2013, as the U.S. military 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.

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Additional Osprey deployment

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Two Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft leave the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni base in western Japan on Aug. 3, 2013, for deployment at the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2013. A cargo ship carried 12 Ospreys to the Iwakuni base prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa in early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2013. A cargo ship carried 12 Ospreys to the Iwakuni base prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa in early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2013. A cargo ship carried 12 Ospreys to the Iwakuni base prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa in early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows 12 MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2013. A cargo ship carried the 12 Ospreys to the Iwakuni base prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa in early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft are parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2013. A cargo ship carried 12 Ospreys to the Iwakuni base prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa in early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is brought in to the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from a cargo ship on July 30, 2013. The vessel carried 12 MV-Ospreys to the Iwakuni base, prior to their deployment at a U.S. the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft being brought in to the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from a cargo ship on July 30, 2013. The vessel carried 12 MV-Ospreys to the Iwakuni base, prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft are parked at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 30, 2013. A cargo ship carried 12 MV-Ospreys to the Iwakuni base prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa in early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is brought in to the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from a cargo ship on July 30, 2013. The vessel carried 12 MV-Ospreys to the Iwakuni base, prior to their deployment at a U.S. the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft being brought in to the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from a cargo ship on July 30, 2013. The vessel carried 12 MV-Ospreys to the Iwakuni base, prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa early August 2013.

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More Ospreys at U.S. base in Japan

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows an MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft being brought in to the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, from a cargo ship on July 30, 2013. The vessel carried 12 MV-Ospreys to the Iwakuni base, prior to their deployment at the U.S. Marine Corps Futenma Air Station in Okinawa early August 2013.