Traffic Snarls Expected During UXO Evacuation

Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan Massive traffic backups are expected on Okinawa's main highway system due to road closures necessary for the scheduled removal of an unexploded WWII 5-inch shell. The munition, fired from an American warship during the Battle of Okinawa in early 1945, was unearthed at a construction site near the highway.

Disposal will be carried out by an EOD team from the 101st UXO Squad of the 15th Brigade Okinawa of Japan's Ground Self-Defense Force. Since Okinawa was reverted to Japanese control in 1972, the squad has responded to 35,699 ordnance-related cases and disposed of approximately 1,742 tons of WWII-era munitions.

Approximately 206 households and 39 businesses will be evacuated during the disposal operation.

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