On the 2nd, after a US military helicopter crash landed on Tsuken Island in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture, the mayor of Uruma City protested to the Okinawa Defense Bureau, and the US government stopped flying the same type of aircraft and canceling night training. I asked for it.
Late on the night of the 2nd, a UH1 helicopter of the Marine Corps belonging to the US Marine Corps Futenma base crash landed in a field on Tsuken Island in Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture.
It was about 120 meters to the nearest house.
Regarding this, Mayor Masato Nakamura of Uruma City visited the Okinawa Defense Bureau on the afternoon of the 4th and told Director Toshinori Tanaka, "I am deeply angry that the accident that could lead to a catastrophe caused great anxiety to the citizens." Protested.
He then requested the US government to stop flying the same aircraft until the cause was known, to stop night training, and to change the flight route so that it would not fly over residential areas.
Mr. Tanaka said, "I have requested thorough maintenance, inspection, and thorough safety management. I request that you take all possible measures to ensure safety."
After the visit, Mayor Nakamura said, "I have been saying that I have to explain the situation involved in the accident for several years. It has been 50 years since I returned and more than 70 years after the war, but is this situation still going on? I was talking.