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Osprey flies over Okinawa

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft flies over an urban area of Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 1, 2023. One of the U.S. military's Ospreys crashed in waters off a small Japanese island two days before, prompting Tokyo to request they be grounded temporarily.

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Osprey flies over Okinawa

An Osprey aircraft prepares to land at the U.S. military's Futenma air base in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 1, 2023. One of the U.S. military's Ospreys crashed in waters off a small Japanese island two days earlier, prompting Tokyo to request they be grounded temporarily.

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Osprey flies over Okinawa

An Osprey aircraft takes off from the U.S. military's Futenma air base in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 1, 2023. One of the U.S. military's Ospreys crashed near a small Japanese island two days before, prompting Tokyo to request they be grounded temporarily.

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Osprey flies over Okinawa

A U.S. military Osprey aircraft flies over an urban area of Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Dec. 1, 2023. One of the U.S. military's Ospreys crashed near a small Japanese island two days before, prompting Tokyo to request they be grounded temporarily.

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps takes off from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ise located off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, during a tsunami disaster drill on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

OSAKA, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps prepares to land on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ise off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, during a tsunami disaster drill on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - An individual playing the part of an injured person during a tsunami disaster drill on Oct. 19, 2014, is removed from an MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ise located off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - People walk to a MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps during a tsunami disaster drill in the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan.

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2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

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2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture during landing and takeoff exercises on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

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2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture during landing and takeoff exercises on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise.

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2 Ospreys depart Sapporo following air show display

SAPPORO, Japan - Two Osprey transport aircraft take off from an airport in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on July 21, 2014. They were on display the previous day at an air show at a Ground Self-Defense Force camp.

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2 Ospreys depart Sapporo following air show display

SAPPORO, Japan - Two Osprey transport aircraft prepare for takeoff at an airport in Sapporo in Japan's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido on July 21, 2014. They were on display the previous day at an air show at a Ground Self-Defense Force camp.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo shows a U.S. Osprey military aircraft (R bottom) being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - A U.S. Osprey military aircraft is towed after being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - A U.S. Osprey military aircraft is towed after being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge (in the background) on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a U.S. Osprey military aircraft being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a U.S. Osprey military aircraft being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a U.S. Osprey military aircraft shortly after being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows a U.S. Osprey military aircraft shortly after being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - A U.S. Osprey military aircraft is towed after being unloaded at the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station in Yamaguchi Prefecture from the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge on July 23, 2012. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. Ospreys aircraft arrive in Japan base

IWAKUNI, Japan - Photo taken early in the morning of July 23, 2012, shows the U.S. commercial cargo ship Green Ridge off the coast of Iwakuni, Yamaguchi Prefecture, heading for the U.S. Marine Corps' Iwakuni Air Station. Carrying 12 U.S. Osprey military aircraft, the ship arrived at the air station in western Japan amid mounting local opposition against the planes due to concerns about their safety, which have been heightened by two recent crashes abroad.

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U.S. military delivers supplies to quake-hit area using controversial aircraft

Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces carry relief supplies from the U.S. Marines' Osprey aircraft on April 18, 2016, after two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, belonging to the Marines' Futenma air base in Okinawa, arrive in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas by massive earthquakes the previous week. It is the first time the Ospreys have been used in a disaster relief mission in Japan where many remain concerned about the aircraft's safety record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. military delivers supplies to quake-hit area using controversial aircraft

Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces carry relief supplies from the U.S. Marines' Osprey aircraft on April 18, 2016, after two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, belonging to the Marines' Futenma air base in Okinawa, arrive in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas by massive earthquakes the previous week. It is the first time the Ospreys have been used in a disaster relief mission in Japan where many remain concerned about the aircraft's safety record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. military delivers supplies to quake-hit area using controversial aircraft

Members of Japan's Self-Defense Forces carry relief supplies from the U.S. Marines' Osprey aircraft after two MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, belonging to the Marines' Futenma air base in Okinawa, arrive in the village of Minamiaso, Kumamoto Prefecture, one of the hardest-hit areas by massive earthquakes the previous week. It is the first time the Ospreys have been used in a disaster relief mission in Japan where many remain concerned about the aircraft's safety record. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - An MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps takes off from the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Ise located off Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, during a tsunami disaster drill on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan. (Kyodo)

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U.S. military Ospreys take part in disaster drill

KUSHIMOTO, Japan - People walk to a MV-22 Osprey aircraft of the U.S. Marine Corps during a tsunami disaster drill in the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, on Oct. 19, 2014. Two Ospreys from the Marines' Futenma Air Station in Okinawa took part in the disaster drill simulating a massive earthquake and tsunami originating in the Nankai Trough off central and western Japan. (Kyodo)

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2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise. (Kyodo)

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2 Ospreys conduct exercises at GSDF training areas

YAMANASHI, Japan - A MV-22 Osprey aircraft flies over Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force's Kita-Fuji training field in Yamanashi Prefecture during landing and takeoff exercises on Aug. 20, 2014. Two of the four Ospreys temporarily stationed at Atsugi base in Kanagawa Prefecture, which is jointly used by the U.S. Navy and Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force, joined the exercise. (Kyodo)

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U.S. Ospreys at Yokota base

Two CV-22 Ospreys take off from the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Ospreys at Yokota base

Two CV-22 Ospreys take off from the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2018. The two are among the five Osprey aircraft that were officially deployed to the air base the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S. Ospreys at Yokota base

Two CV-22 Ospreys fly over the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base on the outskirts of Tokyo on Oct. 1, 2018. The two are among the five Osprey aircraft that were officially deployed to the air base the same day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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2 U.S. Ospreys make emergency landings at Okinawa airport

Two U.S. military Osprey planes are seen after making emergency landings at Ishigaki airport in the southern Japan prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 29, 2017. While a Japanese government official said one of the Ospreys saw abnormal signs on an instrument panel, an official of the airport office said it had received information that engine trouble prompted the Ospreys to make emergency landings. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo