At the Air Self-Defense Force Naha base, it was seen from the morning that F15 fighters waiting in the hangar for scramble = emergency launch repeatedly started.
By 3:00 pm on the 4th, at least six takeoffs of these fighter planes, which are believed to be scrambles, were confirmed, heading in the southwest direction.
U.S. Kadena Air Base also launches military aircraft one after another
On the other hand, in the morning of the 4th, an RC135S reconnaissance plane, which spy on military communications, took off from the U.S. Kadena Air Base and headed southwest. , Several KC135 aerial refueling planes were also taking off.
Furthermore, military aircraft were launched one after another, including the takeoff of the E3 early warning and control aircraft.
Voices of anxiety from residents of Kadena Town, Okinawa
Residents of Kadena Town, Okinawa Prefecture, home to Kadena Air Base, where many military aircraft took off and landed on the occasion of U.S. House Speaker Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, said that China's military exercises are scheduled to take place around Taiwan from the 4th. Voices of anxiety were heard because of the fear that confrontation could intensify.
A man in his 80s said, "I'm worried, I'm scared. I don't know what kind of impact it will have on Okinawa, but I'm worried that the relationship between the United States and China will become like Ukraine and Russia."
Also, a woman in her 80s said, ``I've been very noisy since the day before yesterday.I'm worried that something will happen.We are experiencing war.''
A woman in her thirties who has a child in the second grade of elementary school said, "I didn't know that it was active because it was always noisy. I often hear about falling objects from aircraft, so I'm worried that something might happen to my child. I was talking.