Photographed from an aircraft of the 345th Bombardment Group, this aerial view captures a coastal supply and staging area, likely on or near Ie Shima or Okinawa, during the U.S. campaign to secure the Ryukyu Islands in 1945. Anchored cargo ships offshore and a convoy of trucks moving inland illustrate the massive logistical buildup that supported American bomber operations against the Japanese home islands in the final months of World War II. Project: 218232