Japan, U.S. eye Raptor exercise in April

Posted on: Apr. 7th, 2007 || Source: airforcetimes.com | E-mail Article | Print Article

TOKYO -- Japan and the U.S. are close to finalizing plans to conduct the first joint exercise in mid-April involving F-22A Raptor stealth fighters temporarily deployed in Okinawa, a senior Defense Ministry official said April 6.

''We are heading in the direction of wrapping up by the end of next week the issue of conducting a joint exercise,'' Toshio Tamogami, commander of the Air Defense Command, said at a news conference.

The planned exercise comes on the heels of growing concern among residents living near Kadena Air Base in Okinawa about noise and possible accidents involving the F-22s, a squadron of which have been deployed to the base since February.

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