普天间基地

普天间基地目前位于宜野湾（Ginowan）的市中心，这座城市是多年来围绕着这座繁忙的军事基地逐步发展起来的。

It is currently located in the middle of the city of Ginowan , which has been built up over the years around the busy military facility .

反对者要求关闭普天间基地后不在冲绳其他地区重建。

Opponents want Futenma shut without any replacement on their island .

普天间基地可以关闭，而其职责功能可以干脆转移到冲绳乃至日本以外的地区。

Instead , Futenma could be shut and its functions shifted outside Okinawa or Japan altogether .

但很多人仍然担心，即使知事批准填海造陆，普天间基地重新选址的过程也将持续数年。

Still , many worry that the Futenma relocation saga will continue for many years even if the governor grants a landfill permit .

普天间基地是美军1945年建立的，在那之后基地周围开始出现成片的建筑。

The base was seized by the American army in1945 , but since then Ginowan has grown to surround it with offices , homes and government buildings .

普天间基地的迁移可能会引发一系列动作，导致美国在冲绳的军事力量大幅削弱，最后或许会以8000名美海军陆战队士兵撤往附近的关岛基地告终。

The Futenma transfer would trigger a series of moves that would lead to a big reduction of the US presence in Okinawa , culminating in the withdrawal to nearby Guam of 8,000 marines .

事实上，考虑到冲绳县反对的声音，作为普天间军事基地替代的嘉手纳基地可能永远都修建不起来。

Indeed , given the opposition in Okinawa , perhaps Futenma 's replacement at Henoko will never be built .

1996年，美日双方商定，迁移普天间直升机基地，从目前容易造成危险的人口稠密的城市，迁至岛上较偏远的地区。

In 1996 , they agreed to move the Futenma helicopter base , which sits dangerously in a dense conurbation , to a more remote location on the island .

陆战队的航空装备到达普天间空军基地使得第3远征军可以迅速地将急需的给养和援助物资提供给最需要的地方。

The proximity of Marine aviation assets at MCAS Futenma has allowed Marines from III MEF to rapidly deploy critically-needed supplies and aid to areas that need it most .

由于受到冲绳民众的反对，该计划已搁置17年。计划提议关闭建在冲绳人口密集的中心地区的普天间美军基地，在冲绳北部农村沿海地区重建一个基地。

The plan which has stalled for 17 years due to local opposition calls for closing an unpopular base called Futenma in densely populated central Okinawa and building a replacement facility in a coastal area in the island 's rural north .