U.S. aircraft carrier-based aircraft Takeoff and landing training on Iwo Jima from 14th May 12:19:36
The Ministry of Defense announced that the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Ronald Reagan" deployed at the US Army Yokosuka base will begin take-off and landing training at Iwo Jima on the 14th. By trying to shorten the training period, it is expected that the operation system will be prepared early while another aircraft carrier that has been infected by the new coronavirus outbreak has virtually stopped its activities.
According to the announcement by the Ministry of Defense, the US Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier “Ronald Reagan” carrier-based aircraft, FA18 fighter attack aircraft, etc., will begin takeoff and landing training on the Iwo Jima island of the Ogasawara Islands from the 14th on the runway likened to the aircraft carrier's deck. I will.
It means that they are trying to shorten the training period, for example, they are planning to start training on an aircraft carrier from the troops that completed the training first, without delay.
Regarding the US Navy aircraft carrier, a mass infection of the new coronavirus occurred in "Theodore Roosevelt" that was active in the Pacific Ocean, and the activity was virtually stopped, and the immediate response is greatly affected. It seems that the aim is to prepare an operational system at an early stage.