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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]
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
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]
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.
6100th Air Base Wing: Yokota AB, Japan: PACAF: 15 May 1971: 1 Nov 1971: Replaced 347th CSG. Replaced by 475th ABW. [298] 6101st Air Base Wing: Nagoya AB, Japan Komaki AB, Japan: FEAF: c. 20 Aug 1948 30 Jan 1956: 30 Jan 1956 c. 15 Mar 1958: Replaced 29th Air Service Group. Both bases closed. [299] 6102d Air Base Wing: Yokota AB, Japan: PACAF: 1 ...
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 ...
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in Japan" ... Kadena Air Base; Kisarazu Air Base; M.