U.S., Japan troops consider joint-drill to retake captured island

The United States and Japanese militaries are said to be discussing the idea of a joint-drill that would simulate recapturing a remote island from hostile forces. The exercise would be part of already planned joint maneuvers to begin in November, and Japanese media says they would use an inhabited island in Okinawa Prefecture. It’s not a big stretch of the imagination to guess that such a drill would be preparation for a conflict with China over the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands.
Sources indicated to Kyodo News that U.S. and Japanese troops would use boats and helicopters to make amphibious and airborne landings in order to retake the island. Although tensions between China and Japan are seen as slightly calmed now, with both governments agreeing to meet for peaceful talks, the last several weeks have seen a near-constant presence of Chinese patrol ships in the waters surrounding the disputed territory.

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