Camp Smedley D. Butler is actually a collection of facilities and satellite installations spread throughout Okinawa. Camp Smedley D. Butler was formerly called
Camp or
Fort Buckner, named for Army
General Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., who commanded ground forces in the invasion of Okinawa and was killed in the last days of the battle. The renaming of Buckner to Butler occurred after most U.S. Army troops left Okinawa, and the base was transferred to the USMC. Additionally,
Marine Corps Air Station Futenma (including satellite
Yomitan Auxiliary Airfield) and
Marine Wing Liaison Kadena, while not part of the Camp Butler complex, shares many resources with it. Other Marine installations in Japan include
Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni and
Camp Fuji. ==See also==