A Loverly Island With Green Rice Paddies, Ochre Cane Fields, Olive Hills, And Beautiful Skies, Set In An Azure Sea. Quiet People Working In The Fields, Pony Carts Bringing In Loads Of Sand From The Tidal Flats: All Is Quiet And Serene When Suddenly The Sky Is Filled With Thunder And For Brief Seconds The Serenity Is Shattered As Our Interceptor Pilots Take Off A Practice Mission From Okinawa, The Keystone Of The Pacific.