Ie Jima Auxiliary Airfield, which occupies one third of the island, is where military training exercises are conducted such as Harrier aircraft take-off and landing exercises, and parachute drop training. In the far back is the Ie Jima airport runway and the two in the front are U.S. military runways.
a) Location: Ie village
b) Land area: 8,016,000m^2
c) Number of land owners: 1,109 persons
d) Yearly rental fee: 1.111 billion yen
e) Number of (Japanese) employees: 21 persons
a) Force: Marine Corps
b) Purpose: training facility
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