US: Time-Lapse Shows Massive Smoke From Babylon Fire in Utah

This time-lapse, filmed on Monday, July 6, shows massive smoke rising from the Babylon Fire burning near Monticello, Utah. The fire grew to 101,073 acres and reached 11% containment by Wednesday, with more than 1,353 personnel deployed to fight it. Five structures have been destroyed, and the cause remains under investigation.

Japan-U.S. drill to defend remote islands

Japan-U.S. drill to defend remote islands

Photo shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (front), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at Camp Hansen in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on June 30, 2026, the final day of the Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint defense drill. A total of 9,600 Japan Ground Self-Defense Force and Marine Corps personnel took part in the 11-day drill, conducted in Okinawa and the southwestern Japan main island of Kyushu to strengthen capabilities to defend remote islands.

Landfill work for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken on June 17, 2026, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into a newly designated area in Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 3, 2026, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 3, 2026, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 3, 2026, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 3, 2026, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, opens to the general public on May 3, 2026, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japan defense minister visits Okinawa Pref.

Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (front) looks at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma from the rooftop of the Ginowan city government building in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Jan. 8, 2026.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

NAGO, Japan, Nov. 28 Kyodo - Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture. (Kyodo)

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News plane on Nov. 28, 2025, shows work getting under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Landfill work begins for U.S. base transfer within Okinawa

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki meets the press at the prefectural headquarters in Naha on Nov. 28, 2025, as work gets under way to dump landfill into Oura Bay off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station within the southern Japan island prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Japan Coast Guard boats patrol on Nov. 28, 2025, in the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, where construction work continues for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off the Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2025, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F-35C stealth strike fighter conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

U.S. Navy jet landing and takeoff exercises

A U.S. Navy F/A-18 combat aircraft conducts landing and takeoff exercises at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 17, 2025.

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (L and C), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, deployed for the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint exercise.

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Japan-U.S. joint drill on Ishigaki Island

Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2025, shows the U.S. Marine Corps' missile systems -- the Marine Air Defense Integrated System, or MADIS (L and C), and the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System, or NMESIS -- at the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Ishigaki on Ishigaki Island in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, deployed for the Sept. 11-25 Resolute Dragon Japan-U.S. joint exercise.

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration - Chicago

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration - Chicago

A U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft performs during the 2025 Chicago Air and Water Show in Chicago, the United States, August 17, 2025. Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (front) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

U.S. Iwakuni base opens on U.S.-Japan friendship day

A U.S. Navy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft (L) and a Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Osprey are on display at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, during a U.S.-Japan friendship day event on May 4, 2025.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japanese prefecture.

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Site for U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Construction work continues off Henoko coastal area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Dec. 27, 2024, for the relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station from another part of the southern Japanese prefecture.

Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Anti-base protesters in canoes in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, show their opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Protest against U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

An anti-base protester in a canoe in waters off Nago in Okinawa Prefecture on Dec. 14, 2024, shows opposition to the planned relocation of the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to the coastal area from another part of the southern Japanese island prefecture, exactly six years after offshore landfill work for the transfer began.

Aerial footage taken from a drone shows the site of the Osprey's crash-landing

OKINAMWA, Japan, Oct. 31 Kyodo - Aerial footage taken by Kyodo News on Dec. 14, 2016, shows a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey aircraft that crash-landed the previous day. The wings have split from the fuselage and can be clearly seen in shallow water about 80 meters off the shoreline of Nago, Okinawa Prefecture. The Osprey was based at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture. Content of footage: The site of the crash landing of a U.S. military Osprey was videotaped from a drone.(Kyodo)

Futenma air base in Okinawa

Futenma air base in Okinawa

An Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft is displayed during a public event at U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

Futenma air base in Okinawa

Futenma air base in Okinawa

Col. William Pacatte, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, meets the press at the air base in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

Futenma air base in Okinawa

Futenma air base in Okinawa

Col. William Pacatte, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, meets the press at the air base in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Oct. 5, 2024.

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, to protest against the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part in the southern Japan island prefecture. Dump trucks transported earth to be used for land reclamation work for the relocation of the base the same day.

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Dump trucks leave a storage area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, after transporting earth to be used in land reclamation work for the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

A dump truck leaves a storage area in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, after transporting earth to be used in land reclamation work for the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part of the southern Japan island prefecture.

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

U.S. base relocation in Okinawa

Demonstrators gather in Nago, Okinawa Prefecture, on Aug. 22, 2024, to protest against the relocation of U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to a coastal area in the city from another part in the southern Japan island prefecture. Dump trucks transported earth to be used for land reclamation work for the relocation of the base the same day.

20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

A photo exhibition is held at a gallery in Naha in the southern island prefecture of Okinawa, to mark the 20th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash at Okinawa International University in Ginowan, near the U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Station.

20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

20th anniv. of U.S. chopper crash at Okinawa university

Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki speaks to the press in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 13, 2024, the 20th anniversary of a U.S. Marine Corps helicopter crash onto the grounds of Okinawa International University in Ginowan, near U.S. Marine Corps' Futenma Air Staion. No local residents were hurt but three crew members were injured in the accident on Aug. 13, 2004.

U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Futenma air base in Okinawa

Photo taken on June 7, 2024, shows U.S. military MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft parked at the U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People stage a rally in the Okinawa Prefecture city of Ginowan, southern Japan, on May 18, 2024, following a peace march calling for reducing the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces, three days after the 52nd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan, including U.S. Marine Corps Air Station Futenma in Ginowan.