Published 4 days ago • loading... • Updated 4 days ago
The U.S. Military Conducted Parachute Jump Training at Kadena Air Base for the Fifth Time Since the Reopening of Ie Island on May 27th, Prompting Protests From Surrounding Municipalities.
[Kadena] The U.S. military conducted parachute jump training at Kadena Air Base on the 4th. From just after 9:30 a.m. to just after 4:40 p.m., a total of 33 people jumped intermittently from a KC-130J aerial refueling tanker in seven separate jumps. While Japan and the U.S. have agreed to conduct parachute jump training at Iejima Auxiliary Airfield (Ie Village), this was the fifth training session held at Kadena since the airfield reopened for o…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.
[Kadena] The U.S. military conducted parachute jump training at Kadena Air Base on the 4th. From just after 9:30 a.m. to just after 4:40 p.m., a total of 33 people jumped intermittently from a KC-130J aerial refueling tanker in seven separate jumps. While Japan and the U.S. have agreed to conduct parachute jump training at Iejima Auxiliary Airfield (Ie Village), this was the fifth training session held at Kadena since the airfield reopened for o…