US Army Air Refueling Machine Training Expected to start in September Kagoshima Kanoya August 26, 15:21
As part of the reorganization of the U.S. military in Japan, Vice Minister of Defense Harada told the local mayor over a plan to transfer part of the training of the US Marine Corps air refueling aircraft to the Air Self-Defense Force Air Base in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture. I told them that the training would start as early as next month.
As part of the reorganization of the US military in Japan, the US Marine Corps KC130 unit has been relocated from Futenma base in Okinawa prefecture to Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi prefecture. The plan is to move to the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force Kanoya Air Base in Kanoya City.
On this day, Defense Minister Harada met with Mayor Nakanishi at the Ministry of Defense on May 26, and Mayor Nakanishi requested sufficient safety and noise countermeasures.
In response, Vice Minister Harada responded, “I know that there are concerns, so I will work hard to ensure safety and security,” and the US military training will start as early as next month. I told the prospect.
The Ministry of Defense says that the specific timing and content will be coordinated with the US side in the future.
Mayor Nakanishi told reporters, "Isn't it time to be ripe? I think there will be problems in the future, so I would like you to respond firmly."