Okinawa demands suspension of U.S. military flights over schools

The Okinawa prefectural assembly on Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution demanding the suspension of flights and drills of U.S. military aircraft over schools and hospitals after a window fell from an American helicopter onto school grounds last week.The resolution of protest against the incident said, "No more threat to the lives of people in Okinawa should be tolerated," after the window fell from a CH-53E transport helicopter onto the playground of an elementary school adjacent to U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the city of Ginowan.A slew of similar resolutions have been ad…READ FULL ARTICLE