U.S. forces to resume Osprey flights in Japan as early as March 14

The U.S. military plans to resume Osprey aircraft flights as early as Thursday in Japan after lifting a worldwide flight ban last week following a deadly crash off a southwestern Japanese island in November, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.The ministry explained the plan to local authorities in several prefectures on Wednesday, including Okinawa, where many U.S. Ospreys are based, but immediately faced strong opposition due to lingering safety concerns about the tilt-rotor aircraft.The ministry said the Ground Self-Defense Force's fleet of Ospreys will also restart flights from Thursday …READ FULL ARTICLE