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U.S. to deploy Navy Ospreys at Iwakuni base

An Air Force CV-22 Osprey at U.S. military's Yokota base in Tokyo in May. U.S. forces in Japan plan to deploy the Navy's CMV-22 Osprey at Yamaguchi Prefecture's Iwakuni base. | Jiji

Jiji

Jul 15, 2024

U.S. forces in Japan said Monday that the Navy's CMV-22 Osprey transport aircraft will be deployed at the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi Prefecture.

This will mark the first Osprey deployment at the base in the city of Iwakuni and the first Navy Osprey deployment in Japan. The move is aimed at strengthening the power of deterrence amid growing Chinese hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region.

The CMV-22 Ospreys will replace C-2 transport planes that are currently stationed at the Iwakuni base.

U.S. to deploy Navy Ospreys at Iwakuni base

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