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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]
The 18th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 18th Wing, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th OG is the largest combat operations group in the Air Force with eight squadrons, one flight, 842 active-duty members and approximately 80 aircraft, including the F-15 Eagle , E-3 Sentry ...
RPMS (SUG) – Surigao Airport – Surigao City, Surigao del Norte (formerly assigned to U.S. Naval Station Sangley Point, now RPLS - Atienza Air Base) RPMT – Del Monte Plantation Airstrip – Manolo Fortich , Bukidnon (formerly assigned to Mactan Air Base , now part of RPVM - Mactan–Cebu International Airport)
18th TFW North American F-100A-15-NA Super Sabre Serial, AF Ser. No. 53-1587, landing at Kadena Air Base. Republic F-105D-31-RE Thunderchief, AF Ser. No. 62-4375, 12th TFS/18th TFW on 18 May 1971. Noted in October 2003 at the Combat Air Museum, Topeka, KS and still there October 2006, this F-105 was the last of its kind in use with any US ...
376th Strategic Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa; 4180th Bombardment Squadron (Provisional) (never made operational) Equipped with RC-135s in 1970 when B-52s withdrawn from Kadena AB. 379th Bombardment Wing (Heavy), Wurtsmith AFB, Michigan; B-52H, 1961–1977; B-52G, 1977–1992 524th Bombardment Squadron Inactivated in 1993; Wurtsmith AFB closed per BRAC
The 623d is based out of Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The 623d is tasked to provide Command & Control within a sector of the Japanese Air Defense System. The 623d conducts operations out of Japanese Air Self Defense Force facilities located at Naha Air Base, Kasuga Air Base and Iruma Air Base. The 623d operates the Southwest Sector ...
8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Itazuke AB. 35th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1963–1967; 36th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1963–1967; 80th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1963–1967; 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena AB. 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1962–1972; 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1963–1970; 67th Tactical Fighter Squadron 1962–1967
The 353rd Special Operations Wing is an operational unit of the United States Air Force Special Operations Command, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan. [5]The Wing's first predecessor was activated in 1944 as the 3rd Air Commando Group.