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drills to maintain readiness. Immediately before, during or following a natural disaster, especially a tsunami, MCAS Futenma can use the procedures to open one or more of the station's gates to allow evacuees immediate and direct passage to higher ground or shelter. This agreement comes after thorough collaboration between
Ginowan City and MCAS Futenma and signifies the importance that the city and air station place on mutual safety and cooperation, said officials.
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Futenma's 75 m elevation provides a safe and effective location to provide humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in the event of a tsunami, which would render the sea-level Naha international airport inoperable. The 9,000 ft (2,743.2 m) runway also gives the capability of safely
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Construction Battalion 3 augmented by a detachment from MCB 2. When the Seabees were done they had also made facilities on the base for Navy Communications Unit 37 Futenma to transfer from Kadena. In 1957 the name changed to Naval Security Group Activity Futenma and changed again in
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Atsushi Sakima of Ginowan City and Col. James G. Flynn, commanding officer of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, signed a bilateral agreement 26 June 2013 at MCAS Futenma specifying procedures for the evacuation of Okinawa residents in the event a natural disaster and provisions for evacuation
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MCAS Futenma is situated in
Ginowan City (pop. 93,661). The base includes a 2,740 by 45 m (8,990 by 148 ft) runway at 75 meters elevation, as well as extensive barracks, administrative and logistical facilities. The air station is tasked with operating a variety of fixed wing, rotary wing
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in Henoko. However, Onaga has promised to veto the landfill work needed for the new base to be built and insisted
Futenma should be moved outside of Okinawa. In August 2015, the Japanese government agreed to halt construction activities temporarily while talks with Okinawan officials continued. US
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There have been various plans to relocate Marine Corps Air
Station Futenma base—first off the island and then within the island—however, as of November 2014 the future of any relocation is uncertain with the election of base-opponent Onaga as Okinawa governor. Onaga won against the incumbent
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The airbase has become a focal point of various political controversies in recent years. Due to population growth and encroachment around the base, concerns surrounding flights over residential areas causing noise, air pollution and endangering public safety also became controversial issues in
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in 1945. Marine Corps pilots and aircrew are assigned to the base for training and providing air support to other land and sea-based
Marines in Okinawa and throughout the Asia-Pacific region. MCAS Futenma is part of the
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at the base in 1981. The U.S. Department of
Defense (DoD) states that Agent Orange was never present on Okinawa, and an investigation commissioned by the DoD found no evidence that Agent Orange was ever on Okinawa (See
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Each year, MCAS Futenma opens its gates for the
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Special interest groups, including supporters and protestors, often gather outside the gates of
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after the aircraft suffered mechanical issues. Three crew members had minor injuries, but there were no injuries on the ground.
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installation known as Futenma Air Base, and was used as a support airfield for the nearby
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and other units, and has been a U.S. military airbase since the defeat of the
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932:[Marine Corps Air Station Futenma] (in Japanese). Archived from
903:[Marine Corps Air Station Futenma] (in Japanese). Archived from
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What Okinawa Wants You to Understand about the U.S. Military Bases(PDF)
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for more details.) In 2019, high levels of perfluorooctane sulfonate (
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Nakaima who had earlier approved landfill work to move the base to
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Marine Corps Air Station Futenma and the town of Ginowan, Okinawa.
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Futenma Airfield was constructed by the US military following the
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Occupied Japan
1254:"Second battle of Okinawa looms as China's naval ambition grows"
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1526:[Funtenma Airport, functions and duties] (in Japanese)
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In the Japanese language MCAS Futenma is formally known as:
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that his base maintenance team unearthed leaking barrels of
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Flying and notable non-flying units based at MCAS Futenma.
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1460:"U.S. base relocation opponent elected Okinawan governor"
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Kaminski, Tom (2019). "Aircraft of the US Marine Corps".
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sources insist nothing about their approach has changed.
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Installations of the U.S. Department of Defense in Japan
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Military Secretary to the Commandant of the Marine Corps
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1438:"Okinawa US base move in doubt after governor elections"
1338:"Okinawa, US strengthen friendships via cleanup efforts"
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Further information on the relocation of the base:
1220:(in Japanese). Tokyo: Shogakukan. 2012. Archived from
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on 30 June 1957 and was subsequently developed into a
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1524:"Futenma Hikōjō no kinō to yakuwari (普天間飛行場の機能と役割)"
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445:. It is home to approximately 3,000 Marines of the
1624:Detailed list of events on the Japanese Knowledge.
1178:US Navy & Marine Corps Air Power Yearbook 2019
621:Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron 18 (MTACS-18)
1876:United States Marine Corps Warfighting Laboratory
1037:USAF Historical Research Agency Document 00219137
680:Hong Kong's old airport before relocation in 1998
520:. With the end of the war, the airfield became a
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779:List of United States Marine Corps installations
1462:. Japan Today. 17 November 2014. Archived from
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1072:"Futenma's Flightline Fair kicks off Saturday"
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84:An aerial view of MCAS Futenma during 2010.
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1865:Marine Corps Combat Development Command
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1272:Agent Orange at base in '80s: U.S. vet
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1012:日本歴史地名大系 (Nihon Rekishi Chimei Taikei)
616:Marine Air Support Squadron 2 (MASS-2)
611:Marine Air Control Squadron 4 (MACS-4)
589:Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron
296:Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron
3381:Military airbases established in 1945
3291:List of the busiest airports in Japan
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897:United States Marine Corps (2012).
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2180:Color Sergeant of the Marine Corps
1706:Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps
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535:. The base was transferred to the
460:Marine Corps Installations Pacific
355:2,740 metres (8,990 ft)
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1414:Nakazawa, Yudai (16 March 2012).
1180:. Key Publishing. pp. 88–99.
1150:Rostran, Natalie (28 June 2013).
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1616:Futenma Marine Corps Air Station
1561: This article incorporates
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1362:Case, Elizabeth (27 June 2013).
1336:Case, Elizabeth (4 April 2013).
1290:Young, Alvin L. (January 2013).
1124:"Giant Plane delivers simulator"
684:Okinawa International University
388:Marine Corps Air Station Futenma
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1754:House Armed Services Committee
1696:Commandant of the Marine Corps
1252:Hearst, David (7 March 2011).
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1122:Flynn, Daniel (22 May 2008).
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190:and made available to the US)
3386:1945 establishments in Japan
2293:History of women in the USMC
2263:Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima
2054:Chaplain of the Marine Corps
1915:Marine Air-Ground Task Force
1899:Marine Corps Cyber Auxiliary
1883:Marine Corps Systems Command
1831:I Marine Expeditionary Force
1622:The Futenma relocation issue
1388:Case, Lance Cpl. Elizabeth.
1098:"Okinawa Base Problem Today"
808:Kaiheitai Futenma Kōkū Kichi
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712:Agent Orange: Okinawa, Japan
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1192:"1st Marine Aircraft Wing"
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209:1st Marine Aircraft Wing
173:Marine Corps Air Station
2403:Nagoya (Chūbu Centrair)
2049:Judge Advocate Division
1578:Bulldozers and Bayonets
1440:. BBC. 16 November 2014
1156:mcasfutenma.marines.mil
522:United States Air Force
1975:Marine Raider Regiment
1611:MCAS Futenma's website
1563:public domain material
1549:public domain material
1513:, Daily Press Briefing
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486:relocation of the base
451:Japanese Imperial Army
447:1 Marine Aircraft Wing
154:26.27083°N 127.74806°E
2648:Ishigaki (Painushima)
2423:Sapporo (New Chitose)
2137:Vehicles and aircraft
1960:Marine Security Guard
1843:Marine Forces Reserve
1826:Marine Forces Pacific
1814:Marine Forces Command
1771:Seapower subcommittee
1686:Secretary of the Navy
1618:at GlobalSecurity.org
1152:"Antenove at Futenma"
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2225:White House Sentries
2220:Silent Drill Platoon
2200:Drum and Bugle Corps
2142:Individual equipment
2095:Martial Arts Program
1511:15 July 2015 – JAPAN
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986:"ROTM: FUTENMA MCAS"
820:, more commonly as:
302:Airfield information
274:Garrison information
3366:Airports in Okinawa
1466:on 16 November 2014
1323:The Washington Post
936:on 27 December 2013
907:on 27 December 2013
740:by Okinawan author
441:, on the island of
188:Government of Japan
186:Various (leased by
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2240:Marine Detachments
2170:Acronyms and terms
2080:School of Infantry
2034:Historical Marines
1965:Special Operations
1848:Fleet Marine Force
1418:. Mainichi Shimbun
1368:mcipac.marines.mil
1342:mcipac.marines.mil
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537:United States Navy
525:Far East Air Force
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347:Length and surface
205:Controlled by
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1218:Dijitaru daijisen
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518:Invasion of Japan
506:Battle of Okinawa
455:Battle of Okinawa
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