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Kadena Air Base

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and herbicides. Tests on the surrounding soils found dioxin levels at 8.4 times and groundwater at 280 times the legal limit. The land in question is a soccer field bordering the base's Bob Hope Primary School and Amelia Earhart Intermediate School. Angry parents accused base officials, under base
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Assumed responsibility for air defense of the Ryukyu Islands and tactical operations in the Far East, maintaining assigned forces at the highest possible degree of combat readiness. In addition, it supported Fifth Air Force in the development, planning, and coordination of requirements for future Air
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and Naval Construction Battalion Maintenance Unit CBMU 624 on 4 April", by nightfall the same day, the runway could accept emergency landings. Eight days later, and after some 6 inches (150 mm) of coral were added, the airfield was declared operational and put into immediate service by artillery
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The 18 CSW was originally the 18th Combat Support Group of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing before being elevated to a Wing in 1985. It acted as the installation management command and controlled all the services requried to run the installation. With the consolidation of numerous missions into the
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The designation of the wing changed on 1 October 1991 to the 18th Wing with the implementation of the Objective Wing concept. With the objective wing, the mission of the 18th expanded to the Composite Air Wing concept of multiple different wing missions with different aircraft. The mission of the
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emphasized the need for maintaining a naval presence on Okinawa. On 15 February 1951, the U.S. Naval Facility, Naha, was activated and later became commissioned on 18 April. Commander Fleet Activities, Ryukyus was commissioned on 8 March 1957. On 15 May 1972, upon reversion of Okinawa to Japanese
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Assigned to Eighth Air Force for planned invasion of Japan. Operations terminated before the group could enter combat. After the war the group participated in several show-of-force missions over Japan and for a time ferried Allied prisoners of war from Okinawa to the Philippines. Inactivated June
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administration, the two organizations were combined to form Commander Fleet Activities, Okinawa. With the relocations of Commander Fleet Activities, Okinawa to Kadena Air Base on 7 May 1975, the title then became Commander Fleet Activities, Okinawa/US Naval Air Facility, Kadena.
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The 18th Wing is the Air Force's largest and most diverse combat wing. The Wing is broken down into five groups: the 18th Operations Group, the 18th Maintenance Group, the 18th Mission Support Group, the 18th Civil Engineer Group, and the 18th Medical Group. Kadena's fleet of
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stated that it was in their interest to aid both Japan and the United States against North Korea with patrol aircraft. These units would provide additional capability to prevent North Korean vessels conducting illegal trading out at sea in violation of UN sanctions. The
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squadron conducts information operations by providing tailored combat intelligence and assessing the security of friendly command, control, communication and computer systems to enhance warfighting survivability, situation awareness and targeting.
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The Air Force Housing Management Office (HMO) manages Military Family Housing (MFH) for all service members assigned to Okinawa. Kadena Air Base contains nearly 4,000 family housing units, in apartment, townhouse, and single family home styles.
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2 November 1987: RF-4C 66-0416 (15 TRS / 18 TFW) entered a spin at 16,500 feet in a Whiskey area approximately 95 miles Northeast of Kadena. Both crew members ejected. One crewmember’s body was never recovered. The other crew member
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Assigned to Eighth Air Force for planned invasion of Japan. Operations terminated before the group could enter combat. For a time after the war the group ferried Allied prisoners of war from Japan to the Philippines. Inactivated May
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Missions from the base were terminated. The distance to targets in South Vietnam resulted in reduced payload and greater air-refueling demands for Kadena and Guam based B-52s and from April 1967 the USAF began basing B-52s at
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after suffering an engine fire. The pilot successfully ejected and suffered no harm, but the aircraft crashed into a local elementary school, killing 11 students plus six residents of the nearby neighborhood, and injuring
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Equipped with reconnaissance aircraft, flew aerial photographing missions over Japan and southern Korea. Inactivated October 1948. The 71st Air Base Group provided base host unit support for organizations assigned to
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commanders Brigadier General Matt H. Molloy and Brigadier General James B. Hecker, of failing to notify them of the toxins near the school and not investigating into the matter. After the issue was reported in the
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and Cope North. Provided base host unit support for organizations assigned to Kadena (May 1955 – October 1957, December 1964 – October 1974). The newly-considated 18th Wing replaced the 313th Air Division in
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Replaced 71st Tactical Reconnaissance Wing. Provided photographic reconnaissance and search and rescue support. The 32d Air Base Group provided base host unit support for organizations assigned to Kadena.
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Building the Navy's Bases in World War II, History of the Bureau of Yards and Docks and the Civil Engineer Corps, 1940–1946, Volume II, UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, 1947, p. 402
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Naval Radio Transmitter Facility (NRTF) Awase provides HF transmitter support to the fleet and area commanders and LF transmitter support for submarines operating in the Pacific and Indian Oceans
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and supporting units, U.S. Naval Forces Japan, U.S. Naval Forces Korea, Defense Information Systems Agency and the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force. The detachment has four work centers:
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CMS provides communications security (COMSEC) materials and cryptographic equipment to Patrol Squadrons and detachments, and to Commander Amphibious Group One/CTF76, located at White Beach
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and several campaign streamers. The 307th BG returned from deployment during February 1951, however elements of the group remained deployed on Okinawa on a semi-permanent basis until 1954.
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Fletcher, Harry R. (1989) Air Force Bases Volume II, Active Air Force Bases outside the United States of America on 17 September 1982. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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What the Americans captured was a 4,600 feet (1,400 m) strip of badly-damaged coral runway. "The initial work at Kadena was accomplished by the 1901st Aviation Engineer Battalion
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aircraft to the wing. The squadron was reassigned in 1978. The reconnaissance mission ended in 1989 with the retirement of the RF-4Cs, and the inactivation of the 15th TRS.
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fighter and bomber use with fuel tank farms, a new 6,500 feet (2,000 m) bituminous runway, and a 7,500 feet (2,300 m) runway for bomber aircraft, by August.
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agencies and direct reporting units. Associate units operate more than 20 permanently assigned, forward-based or deployed aircraft from the base on a daily basis.
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which the Okinawans thought the plane resembled. With the completion of each mission a "Habu" was painted on the bird. The SR 71 mission on Okinawa ended in 1990.
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6332d Air Base Group (April 1949 – January 1950) (redesignated 6332d Air Base Wing (January 1950 – May 1955), 6313th Air Base Wing (October 1957 – December 1964))
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Participated in show-of-force flights over Japan and dropped food and other relief supplies to newly freed Allied prisoners of war. Inactivated October 1948.
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and the designation was changed to the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing. In 1960, a tactical reconnaissance mission was added to the wing with the arrival of the
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18th Wing in 1991, the 18 CSW was downgraded and redesignated the 18th Support Group. It was redesignated again as the 18th Mission Support Group in 2002.
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Activated by SAC at Kadena. Replaced 4252nd Strategic Wing. Conducted B-52 combat operations in Southeast Asia from January 1965 to September 1970, when
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Assigned to Eighth Air Force and served as a part of the air defense and occupation force for the Ryukyu Islands after the war. Inactivated October 1946.
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11 June 2018: F-15C from the 44th Fighter Squadron crashed into the sea off Okinawa. The pilot was rescued by the JASDF Air Rescue Wing Naha Detachment.
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replaced the RF-101 in the reconnaissance role in 1967. An electronic warfare capability was added to the wing in late 1968 with the attachment of the
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PAC-3 battalion. It consists of four Patriot missile batteries (Alpha through Delta), a maintenance company (Echo) and a headquarters battery (HHB).
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Units marked GSU are Geographically Separate Units, which although based at Kadena, are subordinate to a parent unit based at another location.
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January 1946. Redesignated as 316th Composite Wing in January 1946, and 316th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy) in May 1946. Inactivated June 1948.
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Upon its reassignment to the Pacific Theater, Eighth Air Force was assigned to the U.S. Army Strategic Air Forces with a mission to train new
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consolidation of U.S. Army bases and security agreements between the U.S. and Japan. The battalion's mission is to defend the base against
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Martin, Patrick (1994). Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Schiffer Military Aviation History.
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unit supports about 650 aircraft arrivals and departures every month, moving more than 12,000 passengers and nearly 3,000 tons of cargo.
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The 18th Wing is the host unit at Kadena AB. In addition, the base hosts associate units from five other Air Force major commands, the
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In June 2013, the government of Japan discovered 22 barrels buried on former base property that tests showed had previously contained
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maintains aircraft; prepares combat-ready aircrews; and analyzes, processes, and disseminates intelligence data launch in support of
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which directed fighter reconnaissance, and bomber organizations and provided air defense for the Ryukyu Islands until December 1948.
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Assigned to Eighth Air Force for planned invasion of Japan. Operations terminated before the group could enter combat. Reassigned to
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jets at Kadena Air Base. That total would be down from the 48 F-15C Eagle jets which were previously permanently stationed there.
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spotting aircraft. Additional construction was performed by the 807th Engineering Aviation Battalion to improve the airfield for
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TSCCOMM provides telecommunications support for Patrol Wing ONE Det Kadena, deployed patrol squadrons and Marine Wing Detachment
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Assigned to Seventh Air Force in the Philippines. Deployed aircraft to Kadena and flew courier and passenger routes to Japan,
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28 May 2013: F-15C of the 44th Fighter Squadron crashed into the ocean off Okinawa. The pilot ejected and was rescued by the
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became the command and control organization for Kadena. Known major postwar USAAF/USAF units assigned to Kadena have been:
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after the aircraft aborted takeoff on an Arc Light bombing mission to South Vietnam. 2 crewmen died of their injuries.
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presidency, around 1,700 nuclear weapons were deployed on shore in the Pacific, 800 of which were at Kadena Air Base.
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Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications.
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SR-71 Blackbirds web-page No. 46, USAF SR-71 Kadena Operations, published 31 December 2000. revised 29 March 2004
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SURTASS supports command and control functions to SURTASS ships operating in the Indian Ocean and Western Pacific.
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The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: The War in South Vietnam The Years of the Offensive 1965–1968
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The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: The War in South Vietnam Air War over South Vietnam 1968–1975
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was transferred, without personnel, equipment, or combat elements to the town of Sakugawa, near Kadena from
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Florida to engage in combat operations during the Korean War. While on Okinawa, the 307th was awarded the
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Assigned to Seventh Air Force and flew missions to Japan and China, attacking airdromes, shipping,
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England. Upon reassignment, its headquarters element absorbed the command staff of the inactivated
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accepted the surrender in an area that would later become Kadena's Stearley Heights housing area.
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Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces Air Transport Command in the Pacific Ocean Theater
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bomber groups arriving from the United States for combat missions against Japan. In the planned
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Force operations in the Ryukyu Islands. The division also supported numerous exercises such as
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to host units in the air base to further impose united cooperation against regional threats;
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from North Korea. The deployment was controversial on Okinawa, being greeted with protests.
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Lockheed SR-71 side view the first SR-71A-LO delivered (SN 61-7950) 061122-F-1234P-045
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On 7 June 1946, Headquarters Eighth Air Force moved without personnel or equipment to
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ran off the runway on its second landing approach due to high crosswinds ahead of
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over North Vietnam and Laos. In March 1968 SR-71's began arriving at Kadena from
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The F/RF-4C Phantom II replaced the F-105s in 1971, and a further upgrade to the
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Beginning in 1961, the 18th TFW was sending its tactical squadrons frequently to
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The mission of NAVCOMM Det Okinawa is to provide communications support for the
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reassigned from the inactivating 581st Air Resupply and Communications Wing at
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in April 1945, when a local construction firm completed a small airfield named
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Air Force: Kadena school area near where tainted drums found 'completely safe'
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Jack's Place Restaurant (originally Skoshi KOOM – Kadena Officers Open Mess)
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manage all passengers and cargo traveling by air in and out of Kadena. This
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for its air strikes against enemy forces in Korea. It was also awarded the
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became the command and control organization for Kadena on 16 May 1949.
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Provided base host unit support for organizations assigned to Kadena.
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Equipped with the TM-76B, renumbered in 1963 to CGM-13B Mace guided
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taxis on the runway before take-off from Kadena Air Base in 2015.
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tanker aircraft; and surveillance, warning, command and control
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Flying and notable non-flying units based at Kadena Air Base.
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An Australian AP-3C Orion at Kadena Air Base in October 2018
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who had expressed intention with the approval of both the
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reported that the US Air Force would permanently station
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and the growing influence of China in the Asia Pacific.
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753rd Special Operations Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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near the village of Kadena. The airfield, used by the
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and at a distance of 770 km (480 mi) from
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Flew combat missions over Korea 754:(Very Heavy) (August 1945 – June 1946) (B-29) 2659:1-1 ADA PAC-3 Battalion officially at Kadena 2023:United States Air Force Expeditionary Center 1640: 1253:aircraft, along with a P-3K2 Orion from the 1220: 912:Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation 745:(Very Heavy) (August 1945 – May 1946) (B-29) 5027:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom 4248: 3498: 3233:Lockheed SR-71: The Secret Missions Exposed 3182: 2366:crashed on Okinawa during a training flight 1149:of Fort Bliss, they were reassigned to the 715:, industrial centers, and other objectives. 8679: 8665: 7392: 7378: 6934: 6920: 4463: 4449: 4241: 4227: 3491: 3477: 3339:"Kadena Air Base F-15 crashes off Okinawa" 2581: 2358: 1718: 1128: 329: 3228: 2678:U.S. missile defense under way on Okinawa 2611: 2609: 2575: 2326: 2126:94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command 1975:353rd Special Operations Support Squadron 1066:was assigned, bringing their specialized 1039:19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 5874:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical 3191:Jon Mitchell, Japan Times, 17 March 2014 2825: 2671: 2296:Department of Defense Education Activity 1691:Department of Defense Education Activity 1667:Det 3, Wr-Alc Air Force Petroleum Office 1460:The USAF is responsible for maintenance. 1305:Performed Electronic Reconnaissance and 1268: 1240:and New Zealand's Deputy Prime Minister 1224: 924:(September 1953 – September 1956) (B-29) 687:The surrender of Japanese forces in the 649:, however on 16 July 1945, Headquarters 624: 503: 5715:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter) 3358: 3265: 2856: 2854: 2852: 2777:. New Zealand Government. 20 April 2021 2652: 2615: 2588:. Office of Air Force History. p.  2192:Naval Communications Detachment Okinawa 1601:missions flown in the Pacific Theater. 904:(September 1950 – February 1951) (B-29) 9693:Installations of Strategic Air Command 9665: 3687:Operational Test and Evaluation Center 3551:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 3454:498th Tactical Missile Group at Kadena 3412:Air Force Combat Units of World War II 2606: 1906:Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron 1464: 1022:replaced the Super Sabres. During the 610:, was one of the first targets of the 9708:Military airbases established in 1945 9602:List of the busiest airports in Japan 8686: 8660: 7895: 7423: 7373: 6915: 4444: 4431: 4222: 3472: 3459:1-1 ADA Battalion's Official Homepage 2795: 2364:30 June 1959: an F-100 from the wing 2107: 996:15th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron 16:U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa, Japan 9619: 7322: 6892:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery 6887: 3288: 3126:"Kadena Air Base List of commanders" 3037:. Amelia Earhart Intermediate School 2849: 2699: 2555:(November 1999). "Where They Were". 2443:Air Force Historical Research Agency 2032:515th Air Mobility Operations Group 1933:Air Force Special Operations Command 1759:18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron 1723: 1536:Air Force Special Operations Command 1394:18th Combat Support Wing (1985–1991) 1233:In early September 2018, Australian 986:. 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It was replaced by the 14: 9719: 3437: 2557:Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists 2353:polychlorinated biphenylchemicals 2015:390th Intelligence Squadron (GSU) 1879:18th Logistics Readiness Squadron 1363:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1331:(SAC) (January 1965 – April 1970) 1089:dispatched the McDonnell Douglas 892:(July 1950 – October 1950) (B-29) 832:71st Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 826:(June 1947 – October 1948) (B-29) 676:raids from Okinawa. However, the 192: 162: 132: 102: 9642: 9634: 9626: 9618: 9611: 9610: 7400: 7187: 7000: 6989: 6942: 6886: 6706:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender 6534:North American F-82 Twin Mustang 5173: 4471: 4294: 4249: 4202: 4201: 4100:Division of Military Aeronautics 3625: 3524:Under Secretary of the Air Force 2437: This article incorporates 2432: 2308:Ralph F. 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(2000). 2415: 2036:733rd Air Mobility Squadron 1876:18th Force Support Squadron 1867:18th Mission Support Group 1605:390th Intelligence Squadron 1572:733rd Air Mobility Squadron 1566:733rd Air Mobility Squadron 1284:(March 1955 – October 1991) 1169:Potential F-15EX deployment 1163:tactical ballistic missiles 1157:. The move was part of the 916:Distinguished Unit Citation 524: 10: 9724: 6726:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker 6696:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress 6549:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger 6529:North American F-2 Mustang 6468:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 4276:Seventh (Air Forces Korea) 3519:Secretary of the Air Force 2993:. 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Chain, Jr, 6226:= initial assigned 5052:RAF Bruntingthorpe 4255:Pacific Air Forces 4118:The U.S. Air Force 4031:Fitness Assessment 3988:Chief of Chaplains 3907:Civilian auxiliary 3656:Air National Guard 3558:Four-star generals 3464:静かな夜を返せ!/未明離陸に抗議集会 3132:on 3 February 2014 3105:Kadena High School 2879:on 3 February 2014 2422:Naval Base Okinawa 2372:19 November 1968: 2321:Kadena High School 2108:United States Army 2077:Detachment 1 (GSU) 2050:Air Combat Command 1921:Detachment 1 (GSU) 1730:Pacific Air Forces 1702:American Red Cross 1629:, assigned to the 1587:Air Combat Command 1471:United States Navy 1282:313th Air Division 1275: 1231: 1191:Other U.S. allies 1082:was made in 1979. 1057:1968 Pueblo crisis 1020:F-105 Thunderchief 960:Pacific Air Forces 934:At the end of the 853:32d Composite Wing 666:B-29 Superfortress 631: 564:Okinawa Prefecture 510: 442:Length and surface 300:Pacific Air Forces 296:Controlled by 46:Okinawa Prefecture 9660: 9659: 9654: 9653: 9537:Camp Zama Kastner 8972: 8971: 8814:Ibaraki (Hyakuri) 8688:Airports in Japan 8654: 8653: 8555: 8554: 8551: 8550: 8547: 8546: 8047: 8046: 7887: 7886: 7883: 7882: 7672:Kirton In Lindsey 7647:Horsham St. Faith 7602:Grafton Underwood 7367: 7366: 7363: 7362: 7309: 7308: 7179: 7178: 6976:Seventh Air Force 6909: 6908: 6871:George Lee Butler 6836:Bruce K. 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Davis 6793: 6744:Beechcraft C-45 6730: 6716:Lockheed HC-130 6682: 6639: 6558: 6517: 6498:Lockheed DC-130 6489: 6482: 6415: 6413: 6398: 6381: 6358: 6353:509th Composite 6229: 6228:unit upon SAC's 6227: 6225: 6222: 6221: 6219: 6205: 6007: 5971: 5936: 5878: 5845: 5739: 5666: 5450: 5434: 5372: 5366: 5223: 5178: 5161: 5015: 4894:Clinton-Sherman 4842: 4832: 4779: 4732:Seymour Johnson 4495: 4480: 4469: 4434: 4426: 4421: 4365: 4299: 4290: 4257: 4247: 4217: 4212: 4192: 4183:Service numbers 4154:National Museum 4112:Army Air Forces 4079: 4073: 4041: 4035: 3993:Chief Scientist 3983:Medical Service 3978:Security Forces 3925: 3915: 3900:Security Forces 3857: 3754: 3696: 3670: 3630: 3626: 3621: 3502: 3497: 3440: 3386: 3381: 3380: 3370: 3368: 3357: 3353: 3343: 3341: 3335: 3331: 3321: 3319: 3310: 3309: 3305: 3295: 3293: 3287: 3283: 3273: 3271: 3270:. news.usni.org 3264: 3260: 3245: 3227: 3223: 3213: 3211: 3200: 3199: 3195: 3187: 3183: 3168: 3164: 3149: 3145: 3135: 3133: 3124: 3123: 3119: 3109: 3107: 3099: 3098: 3094: 3084: 3082: 3077: 3076: 3072: 3062: 3060: 3055: 3054: 3050: 3040: 3038: 3033: 3032: 3028: 3018: 3016: 3011: 3010: 3006: 2996: 2994: 2989: 2988: 2984: 2977: 2973: 2963: 2961: 2952: 2951: 2947: 2940: 2936: 2926: 2924: 2921:Kadena Air Base 2915: 2914: 2910: 2905:Wayback Machine 2896: 2892: 2882: 2880: 2871: 2870: 2866: 2859: 2850: 2843: 2832: 2824: 2820: 2813: 2802: 2794: 2790: 2780: 2778: 2769: 2768: 2764: 2749: 2745: 2735: 2733: 2725: 2724: 2720: 2710: 2708: 2700:Nakamura, Ryo. 2698: 2694: 2685:Wayback Machine 2676: 2672: 2666:Wayback Machine 2657: 2653: 2643: 2641: 2637: 2622: 2614: 2607: 2600: 2580: 2576: 2545: 2541: 2533: 2529: 2520: 2519: 2515: 2506: 2505: 2501: 2491: 2489: 2481: 2480: 2476: 2466: 2464: 2457:"RODN – Kadena" 2455: 2454: 2450: 2433: 2430: 2418: 2412: 2361: 2329: 2279:Kadena Aeroclub 2253: 2251:Base facilities 2220: 2194: 2189: 2152: 2140:MIM-104 Patriot 2110: 2098:Overseas Group 1965:Yokota Air Base 1791:– F-15C/D Eagle 1738:Fifth Air Force 1721: 1710: 1652: 1643: 1620: 1607: 1584: 1568: 1528: 1483: 1467: 1421:Operating time 1404: 1395: 1370: 1341: 1332: 1320: 1307:Countermeasures 1304: 1285: 1267: 1259:Operation Argos 1223: 1189: 1171: 1139:Patriot PAC-III 1131: 1076: 1050:EB-66 Destroyer 1018:. In 1963, the 1004: 1002:Vietnam War era 944: 925: 905: 893: 873: 865: 860: 847: 827: 817:Fifth Air Force 805: 780: 764: 755: 746: 730: 710: 693:Joseph Stilwell 682:Pacific theater 623: 596: 515: 513:Kadena Air Base 475: 373: 349: 347: 318: 247: 245: 241: 239: 235: 234: 231: 226: 223: 221: 219: 218: 210: 209: 208: 207: 204: 203: 202: 201: 200: 196: 179: 178: 177: 174: 173: 172: 171: 170: 166: 149: 148: 147: 144: 143: 142: 141: 140: 136: 119: 118: 117: 114: 113: 112: 111: 110: 106: 75: 40: 35: 32: 24:Kadena Air Base 17: 12: 11: 5: 9721: 9711: 9710: 9705: 9700: 9695: 9690: 9688:Ryukyu Islands 9685: 9680: 9675: 9658: 9657: 9652: 9651: 9609: 9606: 9605: 9600: 9598: 9594: 9593: 9591: 9590: 9585: 9580: 9575: 9569: 9567: 9563: 9562: 9560: 9559: 9554: 9549: 9544: 9539: 9533: 9531: 9527: 9526: 9524: 9523: 9518: 9513: 9508: 9503: 9498: 9493: 9488: 9483: 9478: 9473: 9468: 9463: 9458: 9453: 9448: 9443: 9438: 9433: 9428: 9423: 9418: 9413: 9408: 9403: 9398: 9393: 9388: 9383: 9378: 9373: 9368: 9363: 9358: 9353: 9347: 9345: 9341: 9340: 9338: 9337: 9332: 9327: 9322: 9317: 9312: 9307: 9302: 9297: 9291: 9289: 9285: 9284: 9282: 9281: 9276: 9271: 9266: 9261: 9256: 9251: 9246: 9241: 9236: 9231: 9226: 9221: 9216: 9211: 9209:Satsuma Iōjima 9206: 9201: 9196: 9191: 9186: 9181: 9176: 9171: 9166: 9161: 9156: 9151: 9146: 9141: 9136: 9131: 9126: 9121: 9116: 9111: 9106: 9101: 9096: 9091: 9086: 9081: 9076: 9071: 9066: 9061: 9056: 9051: 9046: 9041: 9036: 9031: 9026: 9021: 9016: 9011: 9006: 9001: 8996: 8991: 8986: 8980: 8978: 8974: 8973: 8970: 8969: 8967: 8966: 8961: 8955: 8953: 8949: 8948: 8946: 8945: 8940: 8935: 8930: 8925: 8920: 8915: 8909: 8907: 8903: 8902: 8900: 8899: 8894: 8889: 8883: 8881: 8877: 8876: 8874: 8873: 8868: 8863: 8857: 8855: 8851: 8850: 8848: 8847: 8842: 8837: 8832: 8826: 8824: 8820: 8819: 8817: 8816: 8810: 8808: 8804: 8803: 8801: 8800: 8795: 8790: 8784: 8782: 8778: 8777: 8775: 8774: 8769: 8763: 8761: 8754: 8750: 8749: 8747: 8746: 8744:Tokyo (Narita) 8741: 8739:Tokyo (Haneda) 8736: 8731: 8729:Osaka (Kansai) 8726: 8721: 8716: 8711: 8705: 8703: 8699: 8698: 8695: 8692: 8691: 8684: 8683: 8676: 8669: 8661: 8652: 8651: 8649: 8648: 8643: 8638: 8633: 8628: 8623: 8618: 8613: 8608: 8603: 8598: 8593: 8588: 8583: 8578: 8573: 8567: 8566: 8560: 8557: 8556: 8553: 8552: 8549: 8548: 8545: 8544: 8542: 8541: 8536: 8531: 8526: 8520: 8518: 8517:Reconnaissance 8514: 8513: 8511: 8510: 8505: 8500: 8494: 8492: 8488: 8487: 8485: 8484: 8479: 8474: 8469: 8464: 8459: 8454: 8449: 8444: 8439: 8434: 8429: 8424: 8419: 8414: 8409: 8404: 8399: 8394: 8389: 8384: 8379: 8374: 8369: 8364: 8359: 8354: 8348: 8346: 8342: 8341: 8339: 8338: 8333: 8328: 8323: 8318: 8313: 8308: 8303: 8298: 8293: 8288: 8283: 8278: 8273: 8268: 8263: 8258: 8253: 8248: 8243: 8238: 8233: 8228: 8223: 8218: 8213: 8208: 8203: 8198: 8193: 8188: 8183: 8178: 8173: 8168: 8163: 8158: 8153: 8148: 8143: 8138: 8133: 8128: 8123: 8118: 8113: 8108: 8103: 8098: 8093: 8088: 8083: 8078: 8073: 8068: 8062: 8060: 8053: 8049: 8048: 8045: 8044: 8042: 8041: 8036: 8031: 8026: 8021: 8015: 8013: 8009: 8008: 8006: 8005: 8000: 7995: 7990: 7985: 7980: 7975: 7969: 7967: 7960: 7956: 7955: 7953: 7952: 7947: 7942: 7936: 7934: 7930: 7929: 7927: 7926: 7921: 7916: 7910: 7908: 7900: 7899: 7889: 7888: 7885: 7884: 7881: 7880: 7878: 7877: 7872: 7867: 7862: 7857: 7851: 7849: 7843: 7842: 7840: 7839: 7834: 7829: 7824: 7819: 7814: 7809: 7804: 7799: 7794: 7792:Steeple Morden 7789: 7784: 7779: 7774: 7769: 7764: 7759: 7754: 7749: 7744: 7739: 7734: 7729: 7724: 7719: 7714: 7709: 7704: 7699: 7694: 7689: 7684: 7679: 7674: 7669: 7664: 7659: 7654: 7649: 7644: 7639: 7634: 7629: 7624: 7619: 7614: 7609: 7607:Great Ashfield 7604: 7599: 7594: 7589: 7584: 7579: 7574: 7569: 7564: 7559: 7554: 7549: 7544: 7539: 7534: 7529: 7527:Chipping Ongar 7524: 7519: 7514: 7509: 7504: 7499: 7494: 7489: 7484: 7479: 7474: 7469: 7464: 7459: 7454: 7449: 7444: 7438: 7436: 7435:United Kingdom 7428: 7427: 7417: 7416: 7397: 7396: 7389: 7382: 7374: 7365: 7364: 7361: 7360: 7358: 7357: 7351: 7345: 7339: 7333: 7326: 7324: 7317: 7311: 7310: 7307: 7306: 7304: 7303: 7298: 7293: 7288: 7283: 7278: 7273: 7268: 7263: 7258: 7253: 7247: 7245: 7241: 7240: 7238: 7237: 7232: 7227: 7222: 7217: 7212: 7207: 7201: 7199: 7192: 7181: 7180: 7177: 7176: 7174: 7173: 7168: 7163: 7158: 7153: 7148: 7143: 7138: 7133: 7128: 7122: 7120: 7116: 7115: 7113: 7112: 7106: 7104: 7100: 7099: 7097: 7096: 7091: 7086: 7081: 7075: 7073: 7069: 7068: 7066: 7065: 7060: 7055: 7050: 7045: 7040: 7035: 7030: 7025: 7020: 7014: 7012: 7005: 6999:South Vietnam 6996: 6995: 6988: 6986: 6984: 6983: 6978: 6973: 6968: 6962: 6960: 6956: 6955: 6939: 6938: 6931: 6924: 6916: 6907: 6906: 6901: 6898: 6897: 6895: 6894: 6883: 6881: 6877: 6876: 6874: 6873: 6868: 6863: 6861:Larry D. Welch 6858: 6853: 6848: 6843: 6838: 6833: 6828: 6823: 6818: 6813: 6807: 6805: 6799: 6798: 6795: 6794: 6792: 6791: 6786: 6781: 6776: 6771: 6766: 6761: 6756: 6751: 6746: 6740: 6738: 6732: 6731: 6729: 6728: 6723: 6718: 6713: 6708: 6703: 6698: 6692: 6690: 6684: 6683: 6681: 6680: 6675: 6670: 6665: 6660: 6655: 6649: 6647: 6645:Reconnaissance 6641: 6640: 6638: 6637: 6632: 6627: 6622: 6617: 6612: 6607: 6602: 6597: 6592: 6587: 6582: 6577: 6572: 6566: 6564: 6560: 6559: 6557: 6556: 6551: 6546: 6541: 6536: 6531: 6525: 6523: 6519: 6518: 6516: 6515: 6510: 6505: 6500: 6494: 6492: 6484: 6483: 6481: 6480: 6475: 6470: 6465: 6460: 6455: 6450: 6445: 6440: 6435: 6429: 6427: 6418: 6408: 6407: 6404: 6403: 6400: 6399: 6397: 6396: 6389: 6387: 6386:Reconnaissance 6383: 6382: 6380: 6379: 6373: 6366: 6364: 6360: 6359: 6357: 6356: 6350: 6344: 6338: 6332: 6326: 6320: 6314: 6308: 6302: 6296: 6290: 6284: 6278: 6272: 6266: 6260: 6254: 6248: 6241: 6239: 6232: 6223: 6215: 6214: 6211: 6210: 6207: 6206: 6204: 6203: 6198: 6193: 6188: 6183: 6178: 6173: 6168: 6163: 6158: 6153: 6148: 6143: 6138: 6133: 6128: 6123: 6118: 6113: 6108: 6103: 6098: 6093: 6088: 6083: 6078: 6073: 6068: 6063: 6058: 6053: 6048: 6043: 6038: 6033: 6028: 6023: 6017: 6015: 6009: 6008: 6006: 6005: 6000: 5995: 5990: 5985: 5979: 5977: 5973: 5972: 5970: 5969: 5964: 5959: 5953: 5951: 5944: 5938: 5937: 5935: 5934: 5929: 5924: 5919: 5914: 5909: 5904: 5899: 5894: 5888: 5886: 5880: 5879: 5877: 5876: 5871: 5866: 5861: 5855: 5853: 5851:Reconnaissance 5847: 5846: 5844: 5843: 5840: 5835: 5830: 5825: 5820: 5815: 5810: 5805: 5800: 5795: 5790: 5785: 5780: 5775: 5770: 5765: 5760: 5755: 5749: 5747: 5741: 5740: 5738: 5737: 5732: 5727: 5722: 5717: 5712: 5707: 5702: 5697: 5692: 5687: 5682: 5676: 5674: 5668: 5667: 5665: 5664: 5659: 5654: 5649: 5644: 5639: 5634: 5629: 5624: 5619: 5614: 5609: 5604: 5599: 5594: 5589: 5584: 5579: 5574: 5569: 5564: 5559: 5554: 5549: 5544: 5539: 5534: 5529: 5524: 5519: 5514: 5509: 5504: 5499: 5494: 5489: 5484: 5479: 5473: 5471: 5462: 5456: 5455: 5452: 5451: 5449: 5448: 5442: 5440: 5436: 5435: 5433: 5432: 5427: 5422: 5417: 5412: 5407: 5402: 5397: 5392: 5387: 5382: 5376: 5374: 5368: 5367: 5365: 5364: 5359: 5354: 5349: 5344: 5339: 5334: 5329: 5324: 5319: 5314: 5309: 5304: 5299: 5294: 5289: 5284: 5279: 5274: 5269: 5264: 5259: 5254: 5249: 5244: 5238: 5236: 5229: 5225: 5224: 5222: 5221: 5216: 5211: 5206: 5201: 5195: 5193: 5184: 5180: 5179: 5172: 5170: 5167: 5166: 5163: 5162: 5160: 5159: 5154: 5149: 5147:RAF Woodbridge 5144: 5142:RAF Waddington 5139: 5134: 5129: 5124: 5122:RAF Sculthorpe 5119: 5114: 5109: 5104: 5099: 5094: 5089: 5084: 5079: 5074: 5069: 5064: 5062:RAF Chelveston 5059: 5057:RAF Burtonwood 5054: 5049: 5044: 5039: 5034: 5029: 5023: 5021: 5017: 5016: 5014: 5013: 5008: 5003: 4998: 4993: 4988: 4982: 4977: 4972: 4967: 4962: 4957: 4952: 4947: 4942: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4922: 4917: 4911: 4906: 4901: 4896: 4891: 4886: 4881: 4876: 4871: 4866: 4861: 4855: 4853: 4844: 4838: 4837: 4834: 4833: 4831: 4830: 4824: 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4037: 4036: 4034: 4033: 4028: 4023: 4018: 4016:Basic Training 4013: 4008: 4003: 3996: 3995: 3990: 3985: 3980: 3975: 3970: 3965: 3960: 3958:Specialty Code 3955: 3954: 3953: 3948: 3943: 3935: 3929: 3927: 3921: 3920: 3917: 3916: 3914: 3913: 3904: 3903: 3902: 3897: 3887: 3886: 3885: 3875: 3874: 3873: 3862: 3859: 3858: 3856: 3855: 3850: 3845: 3840: 3835: 3830: 3825: 3820: 3815: 3810: 3805: 3800: 3795: 3790: 3785: 3780: 3775: 3770: 3764: 3762: 3756: 3755: 3753: 3752: 3750:USAFE–AFAFRICA 3747: 3742: 3737: 3732: 3727: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3706: 3704: 3702:Major commands 3698: 3697: 3695: 3694: 3689: 3684: 3678: 3676: 3672: 3671: 3669: 3668: 3663: 3658: 3653: 3647: 3645: 3638: 3632: 3631: 3624: 3622: 3620: 3619: 3618: 3617: 3612: 3602: 3601: 3600: 3595: 3585: 3584: 3583: 3578: 3573: 3568: 3560: 3555: 3554: 3553: 3548: 3543: 3538: 3536:Chief of Staff 3528: 3527: 3526: 3521: 3510: 3508: 3504: 3503: 3496: 3495: 3488: 3481: 3473: 3467: 3466: 3461: 3456: 3451: 3446: 3439: 3438:External links 3436: 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Carolina 1003: 1000: 943: 940: 932: 931: 919: 906:Deployed from 899: 894:Deployed from 887: 884:Pinecastle AFB 874:Deployed from 867: 862: 850: 829: 804: 801: 783: 782: 770: 758: 749: 740: 716: 689:Ryukyu Islands 622: 619: 595: 592: 588:U.S. Air Force 500: 499: 485: 484: 477: 474:Other airfield 471: 470: 467: 466: 463: 459: 458: 448: 444: 443: 440: 434: 433: 425: 424: 418: 414: 413: 399: 395: 394: 390: 389: 383: 379: 378: 375: 369: 368: 364: 363: 362:1945 – present 360: 356: 355: 344: 340: 339: 335: 334: 316: 312: 311: 308: 304: 303: 297: 293: 292: 290:U.S. Air Force 287: 283: 282: 275: 271: 270: 266: 265: 262: 258: 257: 216: 212: 211: 198: 197: 190: 189: 183: 182: 181: 180: 168: 167: 160: 159: 153: 152: 151: 150: 138: 137: 130: 129: 123: 122: 121: 120: 108: 107: 100: 99: 93: 92: 91: 90: 89: 86: 85: 77: 76: 65:U.S. Air Force 62: 54: 53: 37: 36: 29: 26: 25: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 9720: 9709: 9706: 9704: 9701: 9699: 9696: 9694: 9691: 9689: 9686: 9684: 9681: 9679: 9676: 9674: 9671: 9670: 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8758: 8755: 8753:International 8751: 8745: 8742: 8740: 8737: 8735: 8732: 8730: 8727: 8725: 8724:Osaka (Itami) 8722: 8720: 8717: 8715: 8712: 8710: 8707: 8706: 8704: 8700: 8693: 8689: 8682: 8677: 8675: 8670: 8668: 8663: 8662: 8659: 8647: 8644: 8642: 8639: 8637: 8634: 8632: 8629: 8627: 8624: 8622: 8619: 8617: 8614: 8612: 8609: 8607: 8604: 8602: 8599: 8597: 8594: 8592: 8589: 8587: 8584: 8582: 8579: 8577: 8574: 8572: 8569: 8568: 8565: 8562: 8561: 8558: 8540: 8537: 8535: 8532: 8530: 8527: 8525: 8522: 8521: 8519: 8515: 8509: 8506: 8504: 8501: 8499: 8496: 8495: 8493: 8491:Troop Carrier 8489: 8483: 8480: 8478: 8475: 8473: 8470: 8468: 8465: 8463: 8460: 8458: 8455: 8453: 8450: 8448: 8445: 8443: 8440: 8438: 8435: 8433: 8430: 8428: 8425: 8423: 8420: 8418: 8415: 8413: 8410: 8408: 8405: 8403: 8400: 8398: 8395: 8393: 8390: 8388: 8385: 8383: 8380: 8378: 8375: 8373: 8370: 8368: 8365: 8363: 8360: 8358: 8355: 8353: 8350: 8349: 8347: 8343: 8337: 8334: 8332: 8329: 8327: 8324: 8322: 8319: 8317: 8314: 8312: 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Meyer 6839: 6837: 6834: 6832: 6829: 6827: 6824: 6822: 6819: 6817: 6814: 6812: 6811:George Kenney 6809: 6808: 6806: 6804: 6800: 6790: 6787: 6785: 6782: 6780: 6777: 6775: 6772: 6770: 6769:Douglas C-118 6767: 6765: 6762: 6760: 6757: 6755: 6752: 6750: 6747: 6745: 6742: 6741: 6739: 6737: 6733: 6727: 6724: 6722: 6719: 6717: 6714: 6712: 6709: 6707: 6704: 6702: 6699: 6697: 6694: 6693: 6691: 6689: 6685: 6679: 6676: 6674: 6671: 6669: 6666: 6664: 6661: 6659: 6658:Lockheed TR-1 6656: 6654: 6651: 6650: 6648: 6646: 6642: 6636: 6633: 6631: 6628: 6626: 6623: 6621: 6618: 6616: 6613: 6611: 6608: 6606: 6603: 6601: 6598: 6596: 6593: 6591: 6588: 6586: 6583: 6581: 6578: 6576: 6573: 6571: 6568: 6567: 6565: 6561: 6555: 6552: 6550: 6547: 6545: 6542: 6540: 6537: 6535: 6532: 6530: 6527: 6526: 6524: 6520: 6514: 6513:Boeing RC-135 6511: 6509: 6508:Boeing EC-135 6506: 6504: 6501: 6499: 6496: 6495: 6493: 6491: 6490:& Control 6485: 6479: 6476: 6474: 6471: 6469: 6466: 6464: 6461: 6459: 6456: 6454: 6451: 6449: 6446: 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A U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron taxis on the runway before take-off from Kadena Air Base in 2015.
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961st Airborne Air Control Squadron

Kadena AB is located in Asia
Kadena AB is located in Japan
Kadena AB is located in Okinawa Prefecture
Kadena AB is located in North Pacific
26°21′06″N 127°46′10″E / 26.35167°N 127.76944°E / 26.35167; 127.76944 (Kadena AFB)
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