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US Resumes Osprey Aircraft Flights From Okinawa Base in January

© AFP 2023 / MARWAN NAAMANI US soldiers stand in the shade of the wing of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, a US multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft, displayed at the Dubai Airshow on November 8, 2015
US soldiers stand in the shade of the wing of a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey, a US multi-mission, tiltrotor military aircraft, displayed at the Dubai Airshow on November 8, 2015 - Sputnik International
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The command of the US forces in Japan resumed the training flights of the Boeing MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor transport aircraft from US air base Futenma in Okinawa, local media reported Friday.

The new MV-22 Ospreys are seen at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa. - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the Kyodo news agency, the aerial refueling drills, suspended after the December 13 crash-landing of a Futenma-based Osprey aircraft off the Okinawa coast, resumed, despite protests of the local residents.

Many of Okinawa residents are worried about the use of the tilt-rotor aircraft by the US military. Since 2007, the Osprey has had four crashes and a number of accidents.

Heavy US military presence in Okinawa has been sparking outbursts of anger among local residents due to associated crime, pollution and aircraft crashes.

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