In the early days of the Cold War, the U.S. and British militaries entered into a secret agreement to share the use of bases around the world including 12 facilities in Japan that had been requisitioned. The decision was made without the Japanese government’s knowledge.
"Vietnam Village": In the 1960s, residents of Takae, Okinawa, were forced to play the roles of Vietnamese people for U.S. military guerrilla warfare training
U.S. Marine Corps: "It is inappropriate to accept a letter of protest from the Okinawa Prefectural Assembly" Regarding the incident in which a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing on a baseball field where a youth baseball team was practicing
Winning hearts and minds is a concept occasionally expressed in the resolution of war, insurgency, and other conflicts, in which one side seeks to prevail not by the use of superior force, but by making emotional or intellectual appeals to sway supporters of the other side.