Questionnaire to Osprey Provisional Deployment Kisarazu City and Chiba Prefecture Ministry of Defense September 30 16:37

Regarding the temporary deployment of the Self-Defense Forces transport aircraft Osprey in Kisarazu Garrison, Kisarazu City, Chiba Prefecture, Kisarazu City and Chiba Prefecture will send a questionnaire to the Ministry of Defense by mail to the Ministry of Defense. Submitted.

The Ministry of Defense plans to deploy 17 Ground Self Defense Force Osprey aircraft at Saga Airport, but since discussions with local officials will not be settled, until the environment is ready, the Ground Self Defense Force will be provisionally on the Kisarazu Garrison I am requesting cooperation from Kisarazu City.

About this, Kisarazu City has so far held 15 briefing sessions for residents inviting the Ministry of Defense staff to attend. A 25-question questionnaire was submitted to the Ministry of Defense by mail.

The questionnaire asks you to specify the deployment period and to explain in more detail about the safety and noise countermeasures of Osprey.

In addition, as compared with other bases, we are also requesting data to show why Kisarazu garrison is suitable for provisional deployment, and the city will wait for a response from the Ministry of Defense and re-examine acceptance.

Similarly, Chiba Prefecture also submitted a 14-question questionnaire asking about the possibility of the Kisarazu garrison being a permanent deployment destination.

Kisarazu City Planning Division says, “I would like the Ministry of Defense to respond promptly to explain to the citizens again.”