美军明年或在日本基地部署F-35战机

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BBC Chinese, Aug 25, 2015.
www.bbc.com/zhongwen/simp/world/ ... _japan_f35_fighters

Note:
(a) "美国太平洋舰队司令、海军上将斯威夫特 Scott H SWIFT 周二（25日）在马来西亚举行的电话记者会上表示，海军陆战队最先进的隐形战机F-35将于“明年或后年”部署在太平洋地区。"

(b) "共同社报道，部署工作将在长崎县美军佐世保基地的 '好人理查德'号两栖攻击舰与后继舰船交接之际展开。 * * * 斯威夫特司令明确表示，“黄蜂”号将把接力棒交给“好人理查德”号"
(i) USS Bonhomme Richard
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard
(A) So far there have been four (4) US ships with this names, but some spelled Bonhomme, others Bon Homme (with a space between the two words).
(B) For its name, see USS Bonhomme Richard (1765)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(1765)
(section 1 Origin)
(C) '好人理查德'号两栖攻击舰 is the sixth ship with that name. Namely, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bonhomme_Richard_(LHD-6)
(a Wasp-class amphibious assault ship; 1998- ; home port: Sasebo since 2012)
(D) English dictionary
bonhomme (n)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bonhomie
(ii) I have doubt about replacement, because I am not confirm it anywhere. Furthermore, LHD-6 itself is a Wasp-class ship.

(c) F-35 "部署地预计为山口县岩国基地"

Iwakuni  岩国市
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iwakuni
(in Yamaguchi Prefecture 山口県; section 12 Military aviation)

Both en.wikipedia.org and US Marine Corps maintains a page each for "Marine Corps Air Station [MCAS] Iwakuni."

(d) The only English-language report I can find about this topic is

Steve Herman, New US Pacific Fleet Commander Acknowledges ‘Great Angst’ Among Allies. VOA, Aug 25, 2015.
www.voanews.com/content/new-us-p ... allies/2931287.html

Quote:

"Swift made the remark from Kuala Lumpur on a conference call with reporters in the region.

"Five years from now there will be considerably more firepower in the region.  Japan is to host * * * the latest class of stealth destroyers, known as the DDG-100.  The U.S. Marine Corps is to have F-35 joint strike fighters based at Iwakuni, Japan, the first overseas deployment of the advanced stealth aircraft.