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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Naval_Base_OkinawaNaval Base Okinawa - Wikipedia

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   Naval Base Okinawa, now Naval Facility Okinawa, is a number of bases built after the Battle of Okinawa by United States Navy on Okinawa Island, Japan. The naval bases were built to support the landings on Okinawa on April 1, 1945, and the troops fighting on Okinawa.

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3. guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu › hist296 › okinawaBattle of Okinawa - HIST 296: World War II and the Making of ...

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   Feb 9, 2004 · The American campaign to capture Okinawa, codename Operation ICEBERG was fought from 1 April to 22 June 1945. 350 miles from Japan, Okinawa was intended to be the staging area for the Allied invasion of the Japanese mainland. The Japanese Thirty Second Army defenders were on land and the Imperial Navy at sea fought tenaciously.

4. journals.sagepub.com › doi › fullStrategic narratives and US military bases in Japan: How ...

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   Nov 21, 2018 · Governed directly by the US from the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 until its reversion to Japan in 1972, the island of Okinawa hosts the majority of US military bases in Japan despite comprising only a fraction of a percent of the total land area.

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5. www.cfr.org › in-brief › okinawa-japan-reversion-usFifty Years Later, Okinawa Is Still a Strategic Crossroads

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   Jun 23, 2022 · Japan’s Okinawa islands still have an outsize importance to U.S. military operations in the Indo-Pacific, particularly in deterring a Chinese attack against Taiwan.

6. www.airuniversity.af.edu › JIPA › DisplayTip of the Iceberg: Okinawa 1945 and Lessons for Island Battles

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   May 8, 2024 · This article examines the Battle of Okinawa in 1945 and draws lessons relevant to a potential future invasion to capture Taiwan. An overview of Operation Iceberg outlines the massive assault by U.S. forces to seize Okinawa from entrenched Japanese, Journal of Indo-Pacific Affairs Article Display.

7. libguides.gwu.edu › okinawa › militarybasesUS-Japan Military Base Issues: Databases & Newspapers

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   Jun 25, 2024 · Military Database. Scholarly and technical literature covering a broad range of military-related topics. Military & Government Collection. Providing current news pertaining to all branches of the military, this database covers about 400 titles, with the full text of nearly 300 journals and periodicals and 245 pamphlets.

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   Why was Okinawa a military base?

   • The Okinawa Bases were building up for the planned, more costly, invasion of Japan home island, called Operation Downfall. With the Surrender of Japan on September 2, 1945, the invasion was not needed. The Navy cleared naval mines around Okinawa waters in Operation Zebra. The Pentagon decided to keep Okinawa Bases as an Naval Advance Base.

   Naval Base Okinawa - Wikipedia

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   Which US military bases are located in Japan and Okinawa?

   • Today, those bases represent the bulk of land occupied by the U.S. military in Japan and 10 percent of the land area of Okinawa. On Okinawa, the United States maintains Kadena Air Base, its largest in the Indo-Pacific, as well as naval facilities for supplying surface and submarine fleets.

   Fifty Years Later, Okinawa Is Still a Strategic Crossroads

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   Who built the Okinawa naval base?

   • United States Navy Seabees built or repaired the facilities on the island. The bases on Okinawa put the United States Armed Forces only 350 miles from Japan's home islands. Most facilities closed after the war, but some are still in use today by all branches of the United States Armed Forces.

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   Why did the US return to Okinawa?

   • In 1972, as it drew down its military involvement in Asia after the Vietnam War, the United States returned Okinawa to Japan but retained access to its bases. Today, those bases represent the bulk of land occupied by the U.S. military in Japan and 10 percent of the land area of Okinawa.

   Fifty Years Later, Okinawa Is Still a Strategic Crossroads

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   Why do Okinawa residents hate US military bases?

   • The U.S. bases continue to be the focus of contention for Okinawa residents. The U.S.-Japan Status of Forces Agreement, which grants the U.S. military extraterritoriality on their island, creates frustration when accidents and crimes occur. Originally, such incidents were prosecuted by U.S. military authorities.

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   Why was Okinawa a strategic location for Operation Iceberg?

   • Okinawa lay within the effective reach of Japanese air and naval resources, both from the home islands and other strategic locations, which the Japanese fully utilized during the operation. Recognizing the necessity of a nearby base, the United States targeted Kerama Retto as Operation Iceberg's initial objective.

   Tip of the Iceberg: Okinawa 1945 and Lessons for Island Battles

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9. blogs.gwu.edu › ipdgcsmartpower › 2016/12/02The Okinawa Base Debate: A Microcosm of Contesting Narratives

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   Dec 2, 2016 · Okinawa can be viewed as a microcosm of the narrative contest between traditionally defined notions of the “West” and rising counter-narratives about the West itself, as well as its importance in the multipolar order. Below, we map both pro- and anti-base narratives to depict counter-points and potential areas of collaboration.