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Seabed Reclamation Set to Restart at Marines’ New Okinawa Airfield After Seasonal Delay

The joint committee approved resuming seabed work after a five-month typhoon pause; about 2,900 of 71,000 sand piles have been driven so far, officials said.

After a five-month pause for typhoon season, work will soon recommence at Camp Schwab, Okinawa, to reclaim seabed from Oura Bay for a new Marine airfield.

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Regarding the construction of a new base in Henoko, Nago City, Okinawa Prefecture, Governor Denny Tamaki said at a press conference on the morning of the 28th that he had received word from the Okinawa Defense Bureau that they would begin dumping soil into the new area on the Oura Bay side of the island as soon as the necessary preparations are complete. According to a Defense Ministry official, dumping is expected to begin in the afternoon of t…

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news in on Friday, November 28, 2025.
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