Pentagon sends Constant Phoenix to monitor radiation levels in Japan

With continued radiation contamination issues surrounding Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear reactors, the USAF has deployed a WC-135W Constant Phoenix radiation monitoring aircraft to the region. The aircraft is from the 45th Reconnaissance Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

USAF deploys Constant Phoenix to Kadena

Japan's Sankei Shimbun has reported that the USAF has moved a WC-135 Constant Phoenix to Kadena AB in Okinawa in September after intelligence suspected that North Korea was preparing a nuclear test. The WC-135 detects nuclear explosions from the air by collecting samples from the atmosphere.