The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) waa duqeymo cirka ah oo ay sameeyeen ciidamada cirka ee Mareykanka intii lagu jiray ololihii Pacific ee Dagaalkii Labaad ee Adduunka. Hawlgalka Guriga shirarka
, oo la fuliyay habeenkii 9-10 Maarso 1945, waa duqeyntii ugu khasaaraha badneyd taariikhda bani'aadamka. Bartamaha Tokyo waa la burburiyay, dad rayid ah oo lagu qiyaasay 100,000 ayaa ku dhintay in ka badan hal milyan ayaa hoy la'aan noqday.