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to secure a foot hold closer to the Japanese home island.. the island jumping gave them a base of operations as they advance to the next island...
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Midway Island (in the Marshall Islands) was just what it was named- mid way to Asia & Japan from the United States. When the Allies conquered the Marshall islands, they had a base for war ships, air fields and other strategic points. This officially broke Japan's hold in the Pacific.
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Matagorda Island Air Force Base was created in 1943.
Midway Island
There was a U.S. military base there from 1867 to 1877.
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Okinawa
Il Duce began to turn the island of Pantelleria into a military base on October 29, 1922.
Base line performance measures are set. Powders are tested and results checked against the base line.
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