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Kadena Air Base in the center. Kadena Air Base (嘉手納飛行場, Kadena Hikōjō) (IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. It is often referred to as the "Keystone of the Pacific" because of its highly strategic location. [2]
During the Pacific War, Japan built an airstrip in the Kadena area. During the Battle of Okinawa in 1945, the United States landed on the banks of the Hija River and captured the airstrip. The airstrip became Kadena Air Force Base. On December 4, 1948, the American military government separated Kadena from Chatan and established Kadena village. [5]
Japan 26°16′15″N 127°44′53″E / 26.27083°N 127.74806°E / 26.27083; 127.74806 ( Marine Corps Air Station Marine Wing Liaison Kadena , Kadena Air Base
In 2003 the 374th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan was moved to Kadena and redesignated the 18th AES giving the 18th Wing an added mission of patient transport. 18 AES crews utilize the KC-135s of the 909th ARS as well as other opportune aircraft including the C-17 and C-130.
Further negotiations between the US and Japan considered the relocation of Itazuke Air Base. Within the university, there was debate over the wreckage; some wanted to remove it, while others wanted to retain it as a symbol of the anti-war movement. The wreckage was forcibly pulled down by unknown individuals in January 1969, leading to further ...
The American Kadena Air Base is located on and forms the northern boundary of Chatan which is further demarcated by Route 23 - also known locally as Kokutai Road. The U.S. air base also encompasses much land which was once part of Chatan's area including most of the ward once named Shimoseido.
Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa, Japan, on August 24, 2023. (Issei Kato/Reuters/File) A US serviceman was sentenced to five years in prison for kidnapping and raping an underage girl last year ...
Pages in category "Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in Occupied Japan" The following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .