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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

SAGA, Japan, Sept. 7 Kyodo - Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel line up on Sept. 7, 2025, during a ceremony marking the opening in July of Camp Saga, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host the GSDF's fleet of Osprey transport aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo. (Kyodo)

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows V-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows V-22 Osprey transport aircraft deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Sept. 7, 2025, shows V-22 Osprey transport aircraft (front) deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu. A ceremony marking the opening in July of the base, built to host the GSDF's fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, was held the same day, with the 17 aircraft already transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (3rd from L) inspects the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga on Sept. 7, 2025, as a ceremony was held the same day marking the opening in July of the camp, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host its fleet of Osprey transport aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (front) is pictured at the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga after boarding a V-22 Osprey transport aircraft on Sept. 7, 2025, as a ceremony was held the same day marking the opening in July of the camp, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host its fleet of Osprey aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force personnel line up on Sept. 7, 2025, during a ceremony marking the opening in July of Camp Saga, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to host the GSDF's fleet of Osprey transport aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Ceremony held in Saga to mark opening of Osprey base

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks on Sept. 7, 2025, during a ceremony marking the opening in July of the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Saga, built in the city of Saga on the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu for its fleet of Osprey aircraft. The 17 V-22 Osprey aircraft have already been transferred from Camp Kisarazu in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo.

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The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration - Chicago

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration - Chicago

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft performs during the 2025 Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago, the United States, August 17, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

A U.S. military Osprey transport aircraft is pictured on July 24, 2025, following an emergency landing at Hanamaki airport in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

A U.S. military Osprey transport aircraft is pictured on July 24, 2025, following an emergency landing at Hanamaki airport in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

A U.S. military Osprey transport aircraft is pictured on July 24, 2025, following an emergency landing at Hanamaki airport in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

U.S. Osprey makes emergency landing in northeastern Japan

A U.S. military Osprey transport aircraft is pictured on July 24, 2025, following an emergency landing at Hanamaki airport in Hanamaki in Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

SAGA, Japan, July 9 Kyodo - A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

An opening ceremony is held at the Ground Self-Defense Force's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Protesters rally outside the Ground Self-Defense Force's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025, against the deployment of an Osprey transport aircraft fleet there.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Ground Self-Defense Force personnel stand in front of a V-22 transport aircraft after its arrival at the the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 9, 2025, shows a Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft upon its arrival at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

Japan's new Osprey base on Kyushu

A Ground Self-Defense Force V-22 Osprey transport aircraft arrives at the GSDF's new Camp Saga in the southwestern Japan city of Saga on the main island of Kyushu on July 9, 2025.

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G7 Summit - President Trump Arrives In Calgary

G7 Summit - President Trump Arrives In Calgary

Marine One flies with U.S. President Donald Trump aboard, escorted by U.S. military V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 15, 2025, to attend the G7 Leaders meeting taking place in Kananaskis. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - President Trump Arrives In Calgary

G7 Summit - President Trump Arrives In Calgary

Marine One flies with U.S. President Donald Trump aboard, escorted by U.S. military V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 15, 2025, to attend the G7 Leaders meeting taking place in Kananaskis. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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G7 Summit - President Trump Arrives In Calgary

G7 Summit - President Trump Arrives In Calgary

Marine One flies with U.S. President Donald Trump aboard escorted by U.S. military V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft in Calgary, Alta., Sunday, June 15, 2025, to attend the G7 Leaders meeting taking place in Kananaskis. Photo by Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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President Trump Arrives At The G7 Summit - Kananaskis

President Trump Arrives At The G7 Summit - Kananaskis

A U.S. military V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft arrives at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Sunday, June 15, 2025. Photo by Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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

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

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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GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

YONAGUNI, Japan, Dec. 19 Kyodo - The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begins moving a V-22 Osprey aircraft out of Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 19, 2024, as it is to be repaired at the GSDF's base in Chiba Prefecture following an accident during a Japan-U.S. joint drill in the westernmost Japanese island in October. (Kyodo)

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GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begins moving a V-22 Osprey aircraft out of Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 19, 2024, as it is to be repaired at the GSDF's base in Chiba Prefecture following an accident during a Japan-U.S. joint drill in the westernmost Japanese island in October.

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GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begins moving a V-22 Osprey aircraft out of Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 19, 2024, as it is to be repaired at the GSDF's base in Chiba Prefecture following an accident during a Japan-U.S. joint drill in the westernmost Japanese island in October.

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GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begins moving a V-22 Osprey aircraft out of Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 19, 2024, as it is to be repaired at the GSDF's base in Chiba Prefecture following an accident during a Japan-U.S. joint drill in the westernmost Japanese island in October.

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GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

GSDF Osprey bound for Chiba for repair

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force begins moving a V-22 Osprey aircraft out of Yonaguni Island in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 19, 2024, as it is to be repaired at the GSDF's base in Chiba Prefecture following an accident during a Japan-U.S. joint drill in the westernmost Japanese island in October.

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U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

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

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 CMV-22 Osprey

U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2024, shows a U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey at Fukuoka airport in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka.

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U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey

A U.S. Navy CMV-22 Osprey takes off from Fukuoka airport in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Fukuoka on Nov. 14, 2024.

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Osprey makes emergency landing in Kagoshima

Osprey makes emergency landing in Kagoshima

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2024, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at Amami airport in Amami in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima following its emergency landing earlier in the day.

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Osprey makes emergency landing in Kagoshima

Osprey makes emergency landing in Kagoshima

Photo taken on Nov. 14, 2024, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft at Amami airport in Amami in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kagoshima following its emergency landing earlier in the day.

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3-way joint exercise in East china Sea

3-way joint exercise in East china Sea

A U.S. Navy CMV22 Osprey prepares to land on the U.S. aircraft carrier George Washington during the Japan-U.S.-South Korea Freedom Edge joint exercise in the East China Sea near South Korea's Jeju Island on Nov. 14, 2024.

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U.S. Navy Osprey at Iwakuni base

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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Aerial footage taken from a drone shows the site of the Osprey's crash-landing

OKINAMWA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Aerial footage taken by Kyodo News on Dec. 14, 2016, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft that crash-landed the previous day. The wings have split from the fuselage and can be clearly seen in shallow water about 80 meters off the shoreline of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The Osprey was based at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture. Content of footage: The site of the crash landing of a U.S. military Osprey was videotaped from a drone.(Kyodo)

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Futenma air base in Okinawa

Futenma air base in Okinawa

An Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is displayed during a public event at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

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Iwakuni city willing to accept Osprey deployment

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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U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

Photo taken on June 7, 2024, shows U.S. military MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

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US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

US Assault Ship Rushed To Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated December 10, 2013 shows an MV-22 Osprey prepares to land on the flight deck of the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) in the Atlantic Ocean. US assault ship USS Bataan raced at 'best speed’ into the Red Sea fight ready to 'punch somebody in the face' if needed, top officers say. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Mark Hays via ABACAPRESS.COM

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