Igei residents have been staging daily protests at Camp Hansen’s main gate since May 2004

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — The U.S. Army began live-fire training Tuesday at a newly built urban-warfare complex on Camp Hansen, drawing strong protests from local officials and residents.
Igei residents have been staging daily protests at Camp Hansen’s main gate since May 2004, when construction of the Army-funded facility Range 4 started. At that same time, Kin residents erected an impromptu observation tower atop a water tank in a protest against the urban- combat training complex. The observation tower overlooks the training area on the far side of the Okinawa expressway.

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