Japan Today - News - Protests halt gov't survey work for U.S. base off Nago - Japan's Leading International News Network
Japan Today - News - Protests halt gov't survey work for U.S. base off Nago - Japan's Leading International News Network: "NAHA — A government agency on Tuesday started preparatory work off Nago
in Okinawa Prefecture to conduct a geological survey for a proposed
offshore airport to be partly used by the U.S. Marine Corps, but
protesters forced suspension of the work."
The work on the civilian-military airport under a plan to relocate the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station has been delayed for more than a year in the face of local protests. On Tuesday morning, the Defense Facilities Administration Agency's regional bureau started loading equipment for scaffolding for drilling the seabed but the work was later suspended because residents climbed up the scaffolding. (Kyodo News)
I hope I can get back to the Rock before the old MCAS Futenma is gone. If things keep going like this, I should be able to make it.
I honestly don't know why we bother to move it. I was part of the crew that built the airstrip on Ie Shima in the 80's, and personally witnessed the protests there. It was civil, no violence, and was also the only time I know of that I was on tv as the Japanese news was there filming us from outside the fence.
Odd that in the 3 year's I was stationed on Futenma, I witnessed no protest's. In fact the townspeople were the nicest folks I have ever encountered. Darren
in Okinawa Prefecture to conduct a geological survey for a proposed
offshore airport to be partly used by the U.S. Marine Corps, but
protesters forced suspension of the work."
The work on the civilian-military airport under a plan to relocate the U.S. Marines' Futemma Air Station has been delayed for more than a year in the face of local protests. On Tuesday morning, the Defense Facilities Administration Agency's regional bureau started loading equipment for scaffolding for drilling the seabed but the work was later suspended because residents climbed up the scaffolding. (Kyodo News)
I hope I can get back to the Rock before the old MCAS Futenma is gone. If things keep going like this, I should be able to make it.
I honestly don't know why we bother to move it. I was part of the crew that built the airstrip on Ie Shima in the 80's, and personally witnessed the protests there. It was civil, no violence, and was also the only time I know of that I was on tv as the Japanese news was there filming us from outside the fence.
Odd that in the 3 year's I was stationed on Futenma, I witnessed no protest's. In fact the townspeople were the nicest folks I have ever encountered. Darren
posted by Darren at 8:40 AM
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