Eighth - Last Of Set - This air view serves as further evidence that Uncle Sam is on Okinawa to stay. Troops line up for review at Sukiran airstrip. Recent events point up the fact that Okinawa is a key link in U.S. Far East defense. Most Gis and their wives are more than reconciled to that fact. And, all in all, many think that "Oki" - former hellhole - is just about like home. May 06, 1955. (Photo by U.S. Army Photo).