GSDF, U.S. agreed in 2015 to station amphibious unit in Okinawa

The Ground Self-Defense Force and the U.S. Marine Corps reached a secret agreement in 2015 to station a GSDF amphibious unit in the Marines' Camp Schwab in the Henoko district of Okinawa Prefecture, Japanese and U.S. government sources said Sunday.But the deal over a regiment of the Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade came without approval from non-uniform officials of Japan's Defense Ministry, prompting criticism from them that the GSDF acted against the principle of civilian control, according to the sources.The plan has been suspended due to the impasse between Okinawa and the Japanese g…READ FULL ARTICLE