This seemingly simple piece of pierced steel plank material allowed the U.S. to rapidly project airpowe in every theater of operations during WWII. Here we see a fighter strip that was laid out on an old Japanese field at Karako, Aitape, Dutch New Guinea.
(USAF photo from National Archives and Records Administration (NARA))

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