{"id":28533,"date":"2018-07-24T19:29:48","date_gmt":"2018-07-24T19:29:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/07\/24\/heres-why-the-okinawa-government-is-building-shelters-to-protect-schoolchildren-from-americans\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:52:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:52:40","slug":"heres-why-the-okinawa-government-is-building-shelters-to-protect-schoolchildren-from-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/07\/24\/heres-why-the-okinawa-government-is-building-shelters-to-protect-schoolchildren-from-americans\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s why the Okinawa government is building shelters to protect schoolchildren from Marines"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The strained relationship between Okinawa\u2019s local populace and the region\u2019s U.S. military occupants is well-documented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Forward-deployed Marines drew the ire of locals once again in December, when a 3-foot-by-3-foot window from a CH-53E Super Stallion fell off of the helicopter as it flew over Futenma Daini Elementary School\u2019s play area near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2017\/12\/13\/marine-helicopter-window-falls-onto-okinawa-elementary-school\/\" target=_blank>Marine Corps Air Station Futenma<\/a>. About 50 children were playing outside at the time \u2014 one sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Only a week prior, on Dec. 7, media outlets reported a small object fell from another Super Stallion and struck the roof of a Japanese nursery school. Yet another structural gaffe occurred in late November, when an Air Force F-35A lost a panel about 65 miles east of Okinawa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"994\" height=\"572\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/YFFXR6AW7NED7FWUMOOE5NZOUE.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-49446\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/YFFXR6AW7NED7FWUMOOE5NZOUE.jpg.jpg 994w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/YFFXR6AW7NED7FWUMOOE5NZOUE.jpg.jpg?resize=300,173 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/YFFXR6AW7NED7FWUMOOE5NZOUE.jpg.jpg?resize=768,442 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 994px) 100vw, 994px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An aerial view of Northern Okinawa. (Cpl. Patricia D. Lockhart\/Marine Corps)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Such a trend caused concern for all involved parties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe take this report extremely seriously and are investigating the cause of this incident in close coordination with local authorities,\u201d a December statement from III Marine Expeditionary Force said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But it turns out the Okinawa government doesn\u2019t perceive the Marine Corps to be taking the forecast of cloudy with a chance of Super Stallion parts seriously enough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, the Okinawa government announced the construction of shelters on the premises of schools, including Futenma Daini, to protect schoolchildren from random metallic or glass objects plummeting from above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere will be four emergency shelters \u2014 two at playgrounds and two at other locations,\u201d Masashi Katsuren, an Okinawa Defense Bureau spokesman, told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/okinawa-building-shelters-to-protect-children-from-falling-military-aircraft-parts-1.539172\" target=\"_blank\">Stars and Stripes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Futenma Daini closed its playground following December\u2019s Super Stallion window strafing, and since reopening in February, staff have sent children indoors whenever U.S. aircraft are in the vicinity, Stripes reported. Over 200 student evacuations took place over the course of February and March, the Okinawa Times reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are somewhat relieved that with two shelters in the playground, we can shorten the evacuation time and resume the physical education class quickly,\u201d Kenji Arakawa, the elementary school\u2019s vice principal, told Stars and Stripes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construction is expected to be completed by the time the students return from summer break, Stripes reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The schism between U.S. military personnel and their hosts hasn\u2019t been the sole product of rogue pieces of aircraft falling from the sky, however.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marinecorpstimes.com\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/04\/13\/okinawa-based-marine-sentenced-to-four-years-in-prison-and-hard-labor-over-drunk-driving-death\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lance Cpl. Nicholas James-McLean<\/a> pleaded guilty to the drunk driving death of a 61-year-old Japanese man. In May, Marine Cpl. Mauricio Ambriz Camacho was driving in Nago city when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stripes.com\/news\/pacific\/police-marine-hits-kills-okinawan-man-sleeping-in-roadway-1.531299\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly struck and killed a 45-year-old Japanese motorcyclist<\/a>. And only weeks later, Marine Sgt. 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