Japan and the United States will hold joint military exercises using six Osprey transport aircraft on the main island of Honshu in March, the Ground Self-Defense Force said Thursday.
The biannual drill, Forest Light, will be the first opportunity for the MV-22 planes to take part in an exercise in mainland Japan since one ditched in shallow waters off the coast of Okinawa Island in December.
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