After years of talks, Japan to buy island for US aircraft-carrier landing practice, report says
By CAITLIN DOORNBOS | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 10, 2019
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The Japanese government is planning to buy an island in its Kagoshima prefecture for U.S. aircraft-carrier landing practice as soon as March, according to a Thursday report by the Jiji Press.
For decades, Navy pilots have practiced their carrier-landing skills on Japan’s Iwo Jima. The island is known as the site of a fierce World War II battle that killed more than 25,000 Japanese and American troops. A photo taken during that battle inspired the iconic Marine Corps War Memorial in Virginia.
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