Kanto Plainsman
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The Kanto Plainsman was a consolidated United States Air Force newspaper out of Tachikawa Air Base from 1961 to 1970 covering news and events of that base, as well as Fuchu Air Station, Grant Heights Housing, Green Park Housing, Washington Heights Housing, Yamato Air Station, Showa Air Station, Iwo Jima, Marcus Island, Ofuna and other minor detached Air Force properties in Japan's Kanto Plain area. The only nearby base to retain its own newspaper was Yokota Air Base.
The first issue, Vol. I no. 1, appeared on 30 June 1961, replacing Tachikawa's paper The Marauder and other separate base papers. The appearance of the Kanto Plainsman coincided with the activation of the 6100th Support Wing at Tachikawa. The free paper was an official Air Force publication that contained no advertisements and ranged from 12 to 20 pages per issue.