Noise and Foul Odors: "The Promises Were Broken"—Residents Grow Distrust of the Government and the U.S. Military over the Kadena Air Base/former Naval Apron Issue.

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[Kadena] At the former naval apron of the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base, where operations that generate noise are not permitted under the U.S.-Japan agreement, aircraft are routinely using the facility, including conducting "hot pits" where they refuel without stopping their engines, spreading noise and foul odors. The U.S. military's operations have ignored repeated protests from the local Kadena town, and residents are growing increasingly d…