Ensuring that critical equipment is protected from inclement weather is a priority for military bases around the world, with Naha Air Base in Japan deciding to temporarily move some of its F-15J fighter jets to higher ground following a tsunami warning from a powerful earthquake in Taiwan on the morning of April 3, according to The Drive .
Photos recently released by Naha Air Base on social media X show several of the base's F-15Js on a civilian road. Naha Air Base, located on the East China Sea coast south of Okinawa Island, has about 40 F-15Js.
An F-15J fighter jet from Naha Air Base in Japan parked on the street.
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"Following the tsunami warning on April 3, Naha Air Base urgently assessed the damage situation in the Sakishima area and evacuated F-15 fighters and vehicles to higher ground to protect equipment," according to the caption of a photo posted by Naha Air Base on social media X.
F-15Js of Naha Air Base lie on a road in Japan.
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"We are constantly maintaining this equipment and protecting the southwest area to respond to any unforeseen situations," Naha Air Base stressed in a caption of photos of F-15Js being evacuated amid a tsunami warning after an earthquake in Taiwan on the morning of April 3.
An F-15J of Naha Air Base appears on the road in Japan
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Following the earthquake in Taiwan on the morning of April 3, Japan issued a tsunami warning and issued an evacuation advisory for coastal areas of Okinawa Prefecture, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA). A Japanese official said at the time that flights were suspended at the main airport in the southern Okinawa region due to the tsunami warning from the earthquake in Taiwan.
JMA initially said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5, but later revised the number to 7.7, according to Reuters.
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Taiwan's air force said that after the earthquake, six F-16 fighter jets were slightly damaged at a large base in Hualien city, but they expected the planes to return to service soon, according to AFP.
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