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- The United States will not return Futenma in Okinawa until Japan builds a longer runway than at Henoko.
- The U.S. Department of Defense told the Government Accountability Office (GAO) that Futenma will remain operational until its requirements are met.
- Delays in relocating forces could heighten local opposition to the U.S. military.
- Futenma has been criticized as a dangerous airfield, and Henoko has been the replacement site since the late 1990s.
