Overview:-
- Marine Corps Air Station Funtenma, Okinawa, Japan is called “the most dangerous air station in the world” by the Navy and Marine Corps. The Corps operates the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing with tactical aircraft including F/A-18 Hornets and V-22 Osprey from Futenma.
- Because of Okinawa’s strategic importance, they fly in all kinds of weather, passing over 16 schools, hospitals, and city offices in the immediate area, plus 3,000 people living in what should be the “clear zone” around the base. MCAS Futenma is slated to close soon, but there’s a fight over where to build its replacement on Okinawa.
