Parachute training “Indispensable for maintaining the responsiveness of the unit” U.S. Forces in Japan October 30 15:56
On the 29th night, as locals strongly rebelled against the US military parachute descent drill over Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, the US military announced a comment on the 30th and said, “Indispensable training to maintain the responsiveness of the unit. I asked for understanding.
On the night of the 29th, the US military conducted a parachute descent drill for the fourth time over Kadena Air Base.
This is the largest number of times a year since the two governments agreed in 1996 that they would consolidate descent drills to the Iejima Auxiliary Airfield, and Okinawa and the surrounding local governments strongly rebounded.
Regarding this, the US military command in Japan announced a comment on the morning of the 30th, in which "the agreement with Japan states that Kadena base can be used as an alternative in exceptional cases including bad weather. Weather data Pointed out that night training could not be carried out safely on Iejima, "he stressed, and that training was carried out properly based on an agreement between the United States and Japan.
On top of that, citing the comment of US commander Vice Admiral Kevin Schneider, “Training was essential to maintain the responsiveness of the forces involved. Such training in practice is very important. "He said that it was necessary to maintain immediate readiness.
On the 30th, the US military in Japan posted a photo of parachute descent training on official Twitter. It seems that there is an aim to seek understanding of the training by disclosing the state of the training.