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



  An Osprey aircraft arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Six Osprey hybrid aircraft have been transferred to a U.S. base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa Monday - and were greeted by hundreds of protesters outside the fence showing their concern about the plane’s safety. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA

An Osprey aircraft arrives at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan, Okinawa, Monday, Oct. 1, 2012. Six Osprey hybrid aircraft have been transferred to a U.S. base on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa Monday - and were greeted by hundreds of protesters outside the fence showing their concern about the plane’s safety. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, NO LICENSING IN CHINA, FRANCE, HONG KONG, JAPAN AND SOUTH KOREA