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Air Force Ospreys to be officially stationed in Tokyo by October


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By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: August 23, 2018

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Forces Japan has officially notified the Japanese government of plans to base CV-22 Osprey aircraft in western Tokyo, more than four months after they arrived there for the first time.

“The Secretary of the Defense has approved permanent basing status for CV-22s assigned to Yokota Air Base,” Air Force spokeswoman Kaori Matsukasa said in an email Thursday.

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