Article Photos: Ospreys fly to US base on Okinawa despite protests



  An Osprey aircraft flies over children on playground equipment on its arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Six Osprey hybrid aircraft are being deployed to a U.S. base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa amid local safety concerns. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

An Osprey aircraft flies over children on playground equipment on its arrival at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Six Osprey hybrid aircraft are being deployed to a U.S. base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa amid local safety concerns. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA