The Iwakuni base is expected to be the third facility in Japan to host the U.S. Osprey. The plan sparked trepidation among local residents due to the tilt-rotor aircraft's history of accidents.

The Ospreys will replace C-2 transport planes currently stationed at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. It will mark the third U.S. Osprey deployment in Japan ... to Camp Kisarazu in Chiba ...