Pacific base relocation

Realignment would shift 9,000 Marines across Pacific

After months of political wrangling, the U.S. and Japan on Friday unveiled a new accord on the layout of forces in the Pacific that aims to cut by half the controversial Marine Corps presence on Okinawa and redeploy about 9,000 Marines across the region.

15:42 April 27, 2012

On Okinawa, Webb says DOD missing deadlines for study on Marines realignment

The military is behind schedule on congressional requirements that will allow funding to finally flow into a massive realignment of Marine Corps forces in the Pacific, Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., said during a Monday visit to Okinawa.

18:22 April 4, 2012

US-Japan plan reportedly would spread Marines across Pacific

U.S. Marines based on Okinawa would be spread out across the Pacific as part of a strategic realignment plan now being worked out with Japan, according to anonymous government sources quoted Thursday by the Yomiuri newspaper.
05:36 March 22, 2012
Influential U.S. senator to visit Okinawa, discuss realignment plans

Sen. Jim Webb, D-Va., plans to visit Okinawa again for discussions on U.S. military realignment plans, according to a press release from his office.
00:02 March 28, 2012
Congress: No money for Pacific troop moves until study is complete

Despite an end-of-the-month congressional deadline, the Secretary of the Navy told a Senate committee Thursday he does not know whether a contractor has been hired yet to conduct an independent review of plans to relocate thousands of Marines from Japan to Guam.
03:03 March 16, 2012
Guam not ready for Okinawa's Marines, officials say

The U.S. and Japan might be moving forward with plans to relocate thousands of Marines off of Okinawa, but it will be years before those troops could be stationed on Guam, according to the Navy and the territorial government there.
03:11 February 28, 2012
Japan PM discusses options for US troops during Okinawa visit

Japan and the United States are working out the details of closing some military facilities on Okinawa, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said Monday.
18:56 February 27, 2012
US, Japan agree on new plan to move Okinawa Marines to Guam
Futenma relocation plan presents risk to Okinawa environment, governor's panel says
Futenma project preliminary work goes on
Okinawa governor accepts delivery of Futenma report, pledges to fight plan
Okinawan protesters prevent handover of environmental report on Futenma move
Plans for Japan, Guam could follow joint-basing model, McCain says
Congress wants military to study moving Futenma operations to Kadena
Congress looks to freeze funding for Pacific realignment
Tokyo to move forward with plans to relocate Marines, defense minister tells Okinawans
Group to protest shift of U.S. military exercise from Okinawa to Guam
Marines' movement to Guam would overwhelm island's dentists, DOD IG finds
Guam buildup could cost $23.9 billion over next decade, GAO says
Angry Okinawa leaders question Japan prime minister about Futenma
U.S., Japan moving forward, but no hard deadline for Futenma
Official: U.S., Japan will delay Futenma relocation plan
Top U.S., Japan officials to discuss Futenma plans as opposition in Congress grows
Senate panel blocks funding for major military projects in Pacific
Ospreys will replace Sea Knights at Futenma, Marine Corps says
Okinawa decries reported plans to locate Ospreys at Futenma
DOD hasn't fully calculated cost of shifting Pacific forces, GAO says
Expect changes, cuts in Pacific military realignment strategy
Top senators call U.S. military plans in Japan unworkable, unaffordable
Japan defense chief backs plan to keep Marine air ops on Okinawa
Report: Japan never fully committed to moving Futenma off Okinawa
U.S. Sens. Levin, Webb visit Okinawa to listen, learn about Futenma

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