US Senator Jim Webb at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan

US Senator Jim Webb, chairman of the East Asia and Pacific Affairs subcommittee, on April 5 said the so-called Air-Sea Battle(ASB) concept does not affect the strategic significance of the Marines in Okinawa, stressing the importance of the US military presence on the Japanese island.

 

 

He said US Marines on Okinawa have what he calls a "homogeneous tactical package,"  meaning all the elements necessary for immediate deployment into a hostile environment. 

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