The plane overshot a runway on Nov. 20 and landed in the environmentally sensitive bay. No injuries were reported.
Officials have not said when the aircraft will be pulled out of Kaneohe Bay.
Units with 101st Airborne Division and 75th Ranger Regiment are testing the weapons now.
Tokyo and Washington say the relocation within Okinawa, Japan, instead of moving it elsewhere as demanded by many Okinawans, is the only solution.
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