MC-130J aircraft observed at low altitude after sixth U.S. military parachute drop training of 2021
Just past 10:10 a.m. on May 4 in the sky over the Tsuken Jima Training Area in Uruma City, soldiers perform parachute drop training from an MC-130J special operations aircraft.
May 5, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On May 4, the US miltary conducted parachute drop training over the water in Tsuken Jima Training Area in Uruma City, Okinawa. This is the sixth time this year that training was conducted in this water training area. Starting at just past 10:10 a.m., soldiers parachuted from an MC-130J special operations aircraft that is stationed at Kadena Air Base. It appears supplies were also dropped. After the drop, soldiers rode in boats on standby on the water and then landed at the U.S. military’s White Beach.