Heliport eyed for Camp Schwab.

From: Yomiuri Shimbun (Toyko, Japan) | Date: September 14, 2005 | Copyright information

Sep. 14--TOKYO--The Japanese and U.S. governments are considering construction of a heliport at the U.S. Marine Corps' Camp Schwab in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, as a possible alternative for the replacement of the corps' Futenma Air Station in Ginowan, government sources said Tuesday.

Finding a replacement for the Futenma station is at the center of the final stage of negotiations about realignment of U.S. forces in in Japan. A plan has been mooted to replace the Futenma ...

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