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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…
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[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…

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沖縄タイムス+プラス broke the news on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
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