The relocation of US Marine Corps (USMC) units from Okinawa will take a major step forward on 8 July when the first two KC-130J tankers relocate to Marine Corp Air Station (MCAS) Iwakuni on Japan's main island of Honshu, USMC officials have told IHS Jane's. The aircraft belong to Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squad- ron- 152 (VMGR-152), which provides air-to-air refuelling to USMC aviation assets throughout the Asia-Pacific region.
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