US Army F16 fighter Aiming to drop out of the training ground Aomori November 7, 12:02

On the night of the 6th, an American F16 fighter dropped a simulated ammunition outside the training ground in Aomori Prefecture, and the Ministry of Defense contacted the local and confirmed the detailed situation.

According to the Ministry of Defense, at around 6:30 pm on the 6th, F16 fighters belonging to the US Army Misawa base around the “Mizawa anti-fire bombing field” that spans Misawa City and Rokkasho Village in Aomori Prefecture received a guided bullet. The US side contacted me when it was dropped.

According to the American explanation, it was a “simulated bullet” that did not explode, and was subsequently found on a private land in Rokkasho Village outside the firing range.

The information on damage to the private sector has not been confirmed.

The Ministry of Defense contacts local governments and urgently checks the circumstances and details of the situation by contacting the US military.

“The cause is under investigation” on the U.S. military Twitter in Japan

US military headquarters in Japan said on Twitter that the F16 fighter of the US military dropped a simulated bullet outside the training ground in Aomori Prefecture. "The parts were dropped 5 kilometers from the ground. The cause of the accident was under investigation, and the US military in Japan notified the Japanese government in accordance with the agreement."

The US military command in Japan says "There are no reports of injury or damage."

Is fallen object in Rokkasho village?

According to Misawa Defense Office, the fallen US F16 fighter fell to the north side of Uchinuma in Rokkasho Village.

Uchinuma is located a few kilometers west of the Misawa anti-land bombing ground, and the village and Misawa defense office staff are currently investigating the area around the site.

What is the Misawa Ground Bombing Field?

“Misawa Ground Shooting Range” is a training facility managed by the US Army that spans Misawa City and Rokkasho Village in Aomori Prefecture.

According to the Tohoku Defense Bureau of the Ministry of Defense, this is the only facility in Honshu that can conduct shooting and bombing training from the air to the ground, and is used jointly by the Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. Army to conduct shooting training and simulated bombing training. .

It is located about 20km north of Misawa Air Base of the US Army, with an area of ​​about 7.66 million square meters and 164 Tokyo Domes.