Description |
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, color map (digital, PDF file) |
Contents |
Executive summary -- Introduction -- Strategic context -- U.S. forces at Yokota Air Base : past, present and future -- U.S. military requirements for dual use -- Military benefits of dual use -- Potential military risks -- Civilian benefits of dual use -- Next steps and policy recommendations -- Conclusion |
Summary |
The United States and Japan should strongly consider making Yokota Air Base available for civilian aviation while simultaneously preserving military readiness and enhancing operational capacity. Doing so could lead to new infrastructure developments with both civilian and military benefits, help solve critical airport shortages for a close ally and potentially open the door to expanded U.S. military use of civilian aviation facilities across Japan. Such a dispersed approach to military operations is well suited to current security challenges and could effectively serve the interests of both allies. If successful, expanding civilian access to Yokota would also set a valuable precedent for other bases in the Asia-Pacific region. Dual use of the Yokota Air Base could be a "win-win" proposition for the United States and Japan. The United States could benefit through enhanced infrastructure and access to other civilian facilities in Japan, whereas Japan would benefit through increased airport capacity, which it desperately needs. The bitter public rancor in Japan regarding U.S. bases in Okinawa -- the "Futenma narrative"--Might be replaced with a positive "Yokota narrative," in which both allies gain from a new and more politically sustainable approach to U.S. military bases in Japan |
Notes |
"October 2012." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 24-25) |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (CNAS, viewed October 29, 2012) |
Subject |
Civil-military relations -- Japan
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Civil-military relations -- United States
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Military bases, American -- Japan
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Civil-military relations.
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Management.
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Military bases, American.
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SUBJECT |
Yokota Air Base (Japan) -- Management
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Japan -- Yokota Air Base.
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Japan.
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United States.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Cronin, Patrick M., 1958-
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Center for a New American Security.
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