Construction of US military carrier-landing training facility on uninhabited Japanese island to begin in 2022
COURTESY OF U.S. NAVY
By THE JAPAN NEWS-YOMIURI Published: December 30, 2019
The Japanese government plans to start construction of an airfield and other related facilities in fiscal 2022 on Kagoshima Prefecture's Mageshima island, a planned site for the relocation of U.S. forces field carrier landing practice (FCLP) operations, government sources have said.
The construction work is expected to last three years and be completed by the end of fiscal 2024. The strip is expected to become operational as early as fiscal 2025 after an agreement is finalized between Japan and the United States.
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