Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (Ginowan)

Japan / Okinawa / Chatan / Ginowan
 military airbase, United States Marine Corps
Established in 1945 and the current home to the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and the III Marine Expeditionary Force, MCAS Funtenma is a US Military and United Nations air facility tasked with operating a variety of fixed and rotary-wing aircraft in support of US, UN and Japanese Military operations. Home to approximately 4,000 Marines at any one time, the airbase's central location on the Island of Okinawa became a contentious issue in the latter half of the 20th Century and in December of 2013 an agreement was reached with the government of both Okinawa and Japan to completely relocate the entire air station to a new site near Nago on the Northern end of Okinawa.

www.futenma.usmc.mil/
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marine_Corps_Air_Station_Futenma
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Coordinates:   26°16'32"N   127°45'34"E
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