Marine Corps Air Station Futenma or MCAS Futenma (Japanese: 海兵隊普天間航空基地, Hepburn: Kaiheitai Futenma Kōkū Kichi)A[2] (ICAO: ROTM) is a United States Marine Corps base located in Ginowan, Okinawa, Japan, 5 NM (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) northeast[1]B of Naha, on the island of Okinawa. It is home to approximately 3,000[3] Marines of the 1st Marine Aircraft Wing and other units, and has been a U.S. military airba