US Navy studies plan to move training off Iwo Jima

By ERIC TALMADGE, Associated Press
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5 hours ago
TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. Navy is studying a plan to move its aircraft carrier flight training from Iwo Jima — the famed site of one of World War II's bloodiest battles — to an uninhabited southwestern Japanese island.A deal to move off Iwo Jima, which has been discussed for years, would be a major breakthrough for both countries. But it could still face opposition from local politicians."The Japanese government has offered it as a possible

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