The Marine Corps says it is investigating a pair of unrelated incidents in which a part containing a small amount of explosive went missing from an attack helicopter and a gate guard inadvertently fired his pistol while on duty.
Government officials on Okinawa complained to the Marine Corps about its plans to fly tilt-rotor aircraft from Naha Military Port to an air base in Ginowan city.
A Marine awaiting court-martial on charges she says stem from her refusal to take a COVID-19 vaccine will be tried later this month because of a change in her defense counsel.
A second squadron of F-35B Lightning IIs is fully operational at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, bringing the total number of stealth fighters there to 32.
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