Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Military Helicopter Crashes on Okinawa U.S. and Japanese officials say a U.S. Air Force helicopter has crashed on Japan`s southern island chain of Okinawa. Authorities say the crash took place Monday afternoon at a training ground near the U.S. Marine`s Camp Hanson in central Okinawa. Video footage showed black smoke rising from a fire in a forested area. There is no information about casualties on the aircraft or on the ground. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/content/us-military-helicopter-crashes-on-oki nawa/1723466.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/content/us-military-helicopter-crashes-on-okinawa/1723466.html