U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, and Tsuken Island (far behind) on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan.

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Tsuken Island (foreground) and the U.S. Navy's White Beach base (far behind) in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan.

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, and Tsuken Island (far behind) on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan.

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Tsuken Island (foreground) and the U.S. Navy's White Beach base (far behind) in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

URUMA, Japan Kyodo - Video taken June 3, 2021, shows a U.S. military helicopter on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing on the island the previous night.

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Tsuken Island (foreground) and the U.S. Navy's White Beach base (far behind) in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, and Tsuken Island (far behind) on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows the U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, and Tsuken Island (far behind) on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

U.S. Navy's White Beach base in Okinawa

TOKYO, Japan - This file photo shows Tsuken Island (foreground) and the U.S. Navy's White Beach base (far behind) in Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, on March 11, 2010. An idea of reclaiming land between the shore and the island has been floated for the ongoing realignment of U.S. military forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, shows a U.S. military helicopter on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing on the island the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, shows a U.S. military helicopter on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing on the island the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, shows a U.S. military helicopter on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing on the island the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, shows a U.S. military helicopter on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing on the island the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a U.S. military helicopter in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a U.S. military helicopter in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

A U.S. military helicopter is pictured in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 3, 2021. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a U.S. military helicopter in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a U.S. military helicopter in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

A U.S. military helicopter is pictured in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 3, 2021. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a U.S. military helicopter in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

U.S. military helicopter's off-base landing

Photo taken June 3, 2021, from a Kyodo News airplane shows a U.S. military helicopter in a field on Tsuken Island of Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan. The UH-1 helicopter with five crew members belonging to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma on board made an emergency off-base landing in the field the previous night.