U.S. military helicopter makes forced landing on Okinawa island

A U.S. military helicopter made a forced landing Tuesday night on a tiny island in Okinawa, local police said, making it the third such incident in the island prefecture in less than a month.The AH-1 attack helicopter made what the U.S. military called a precautionary landing at 8 p.m. at a heliport operated by Tonaki village, west of Okinawa's main island. The two crew members aboard the helicopter were not injured, according to the police.A malfunction in the hydraulic system was detected, they said.According to Japanese government sources, the U.S. military has told the Japanese governme…READ FULL ARTICLE