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Ospreys to arrive at Yokota this week, 2 years ahead of schedule

A CV-22 Osprey is parked on the flightline on Hurlburt Field, Fla., March 6, 2014.


By SETH ROBSON | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 3, 2018

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — The Air Force has accelerated a plan to base CV-22 Ospreys in western Tokyo by announcing that the tiltrotor aircraft would arrive this week at the home of U.S. Forces Japan.

A Special Operations squadron of 10 Ospreys was due at Yokota in 2020; however, that schedule has been adjusted and five aircraft will be there later this week, the Air Force said in a statement Tuesday.

https://www.stripes.com/news/ospreys-to-arrive-at-yokota-this-week-2-years-ahead-of-schedule-1.520137