US sees delay in Marines' move to Guam from Japan
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The relocation of around 8,600 US Marines and 9,000 dependents to Guam from Japan will take until 2016, two years longer than expected due to a lack of facilities on the island, the US Defense Department said.
The move is part of a broader 2006 accord to reorganize U.S. troops in Japan, including relocation of the Marines' Futenma airbase on Okinawa to a quieter part of that Japanese island. That base has long been a source of tension for residents and led to the resignation of former Prime Minister Yukio Hatayama earlier this year. (Reuters)
