Japanese missile-defense unit to train at Yokota, local media say

July 13, 2017

Stars and Stripes:

YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan — A Japanese Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptor will deploy next month to the headquarters of U.S. Forces Japan and the 5th Air Force in Tokyo, Japanese media reports say.

Training with the PAC-3 will be part of efforts to counter North Korean missile threats, the Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported Thursday.

The nuclear-armed communist regime has conducted numerous missile tests this year that appear to be preparation for strikes on U.S. bases in the Western Pacific.

A spokesman for Japan’s Defense Ministry said he could not confirm that the training would take place, and Air Force officials did not immediately respond to questions about it…

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