The U.S. Marine Corps in Okinawa resumed flight operations for its CH-53E transport helicopters on Wednesday despite safety concerns and local protests following the crash-landing of one of the aircraft last week.A CH-53E took off Wednesday morning from the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, where the choppers are based. The resumption of flight operations, only a week after the accident in the southern island prefecture, drew rebukes from the Japanese and Okinawa governments despite the U.S. Marines confirming on Tuesday the safety of the CH-53Es.Okinawa Gov. Takeshi Onaga s…READ FULL ARTICLE
