Press Release: FOIA request sent to Dutch and British militaries regarding their training in U.S. military's Northern Training Area
November 28, 2024 Press Release OEJP sent a Freedom Information Request to Dutch and British Militaries World Heritage Site and the U.S. Military’s Northern Training Area On November 27, 2024, the Okinawa Environmental Justice Project (OEJP) sent a Freedom of Information Request letter to the Dutch and British militaries regarding their reported joint training with the U.S. military at the U.S. military’s Northern Training Area (NTA) in 2022 and 2024, under the Freedom of Information Act of both countries. OEJP requested information on any environmental sensitivity training that both countries’ armed service members underwent prior to their time at the NTA and on any environmental conservation measures that the members took during their time at the NTA. The NTA is located immediately adjacent to the “Northern Part of Okinawa Island,” inscribed as UNESCO Natural World Heritage in July 2021, and the Japanese government considers the NTA an “important de-fact buffer zone.” OEJP is cu...