InterviewU.S. to reclaim WWII airfield in Pacific, clearing jungle by summer
Air force general hopes for more trilateral exercises with Japan, South Korea
Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach says the U.S. Air Force is stepping up construction at the Tinian North airfield, on the Pacific island of Tinian. (U.S. Air Force)
RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer
December 17, 2023 06:09 JST
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. military will make "significant progress" toward reclaiming a World War II-era airfield on the Pacific island of Tinian in the upcoming months, an air force general said, part of an initiative to disperse aircraft across the Indo-Pacific region as China's missile threat continues to grow.