Archive photo of the day
From the archives: A helicopter lifts off from the ground near Okinawa, 2002
Stars and Stripes
February 18, 2026
(Mark Oliva/Stars and Stripes)
Off the coast of Okinawa, Japan, Jan. 23, 2002: Pilots and crews of a UH-1N Huey lift off after inserting an infantry team. Marines from Marine Light Attack Squadron 367 practiced dropping off and picking up infantry while under fire recently.