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Okinawa as America's Gibraltar of the Pacific
Okinawa rapidly transforms under Joint Chiefs plan into a major bombing base and staging area. By summer over 200 million dollars in permanent construction will reshape roads, barracks, storage, docks and housing. Kadena and other fields upgrade to support B 36 and jet bombers amid massive US Japanese and Okinawan collaboration.
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Douglas Larsen
Okinawa
NEA
Far East
America
Gibraltar
Pacific
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Japan