According to Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun on December 15, Japan's Minister of Defense, Toshimi Kitazawa, announced on the 14th that about 100 U.S. Marines stationed in Okinawa Prefecture have begun their transfer to Guam. This marks the first implementation of U.S. military overseas deployment since the agreement on the reorganization plan of U.S. forces in Japan was reached by the governments of Japan and the United States in 2006, and the corresponding burden borne by Okinawa Prefecture will also be gradually alleviated in the future. The first group of about 100 people being transferred to Guam mainly consists of logistics support personnel, and the transfer work is expected to be completed by 2025. The Ministry of Defense has not yet disclosed the specific start date of the transfer. The governments of Japan and the United States have reached a consensus to transfer about 9,000 out of the approximately 0.019 million Marines currently stationed in Okinawa to locations outside Japan. (Reference News)