wɪðˌɪn ɐ fjˈuː mˈʌnθs ʌvðə lˈændɪŋ sˈiːbiːz ʌvðə sˈɪkstiəθ nˈeɪvəl kənstɹˈʌkʃən bɐtˈæliən hæd kənstɹˈʌktᵻd ɐ mˈeɪdʒɚɹ ˈɛɹbeɪs æt ɡwɑːsˈoʊpə bˈeɪ, nˈoʊn æz wˈʊdlɑːɹk ˈɛɹfiːld lˈeɪɾɚ ɡwɑːsˈoʊpə ˈɛɹpoːɹt.
Within a few months of the landing Seabees of the 60th Naval Construction Battalion had constructed a major airbase at Guasopa Bay, known as Woodlark Airfield (later Guasopa Airport).