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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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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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U.S. Marine plane drags fuel hose on runway in landing in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. Marine KC-130 refueling plane landed dragging a fuel hose on a runway at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 10, the U.S. Marines said. It said nobody was hurt. The hose is released only when the plane supplies fuel to other aircraft in midair.

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U.S. Marine plane drags fuel hose on runway in landing in Okinaw

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. Marine KC-130 refueling plane landed dragging a fuel hose on a runway at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Feb. 10, the U.S. Marines said. It said nobody was hurt. The hose is released only when the plane supplies fuel to other aircraft in midair. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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KC-130 tanker relocated to Iwakuni base

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - A KC-130 air refueling tanker (in the back) arrives at the U.S. military's Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on July 15, 2014, being relocated from the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa Prefecture under a bilateral deal to reduce the burden on Okinawa of hosting U.S. bases. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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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. (Kyodo)

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Osprey demonstration flight in southwestern Japan

Local Japanese people watch a demonstration flight of a U.S. Marine Corps Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2018. The U.S. Marine Corps made the demonstration flight at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kanoya Air Base ahead of a planned U.S. military exercise involving Osprey aircraft and KC-130 tanker aircraft at the base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osprey demonstration flight in southwestern Japan

A U.S. Marine Corps Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft makes a demonstration flight at the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force's Kanoya Air Base in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Dec. 17, 2018, ahead of a planned U.S. military exercise involving Osprey aircraft and KC-130 tanker aircraft at the base. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. air base in Iwakuni, Japan

Photo taken Dec. 6, 2018, shows Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in western Japan. A U.S. Marines FA-18 jet and KC-130 tanker plane collided and crashed off the western Japan coast the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Mayor of Iwakuni, Japan

Yoshihiko Fukuda, mayor of Iwakuni, speaks in the city on Dec. 6, 2018, after a U.S. Marines FA-18 jet and KC-130 tanker plane collided and crashed off the western Japan coast. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Dec. 6, 2018, shows search and rescue operations under way by a Japanese Coast Guard ship about 100 kilometers south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, following a collision and the subsequent crash of an FA-18 jet and a KC-130 tanker plane of the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Dec. 6, 2018, shows search and rescue operations under way by a Japanese Coast Guard ship about 100 kilometers south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, following a collision and the subsequent crash of an FA-18 jet and a KC-130 tanker plane of the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Search and rescue operation after U.S. warplane crash

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Dec. 6, 2018, shows search and rescue operations under way by a Japanese Coast Guard ship about 100 kilometers south of Cape Muroto in Kochi Prefecture, western Japan, following a collision and the subsequent crash of an FA-18 jet and a KC-130 tanker plane of the U.S. Marines. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. KC-130 aerial refueling plane

File photo taken in July 2014 in Ginowan, Okinawa Prefecture, shows a U.S. military KC-130 air tanker. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo