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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]
Marine Wing Liaison Kadena provides comprehensive operational and logistical support to local and deployed U.S. Marine Corps and United States Navy squadrons operating at Kadena Air Base (KAB) Okinawa, Japan, and facilitates essential liaison with the United States Air Force's 18th Wing and the U.S. Navy's Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa (CFAO), which are located aboard KAB.
Activated on 7 Feb 1955, replaced 6127th Air Terminal Group . Stations: Ashiya AB, Japan, 7 Feb 1955; Tachikawa AB, Japan, 1 Jul 1956; Naha AB, Okinawa, 8 Mar 1966; Kunsan AB, Korea, 30 Jun 1971 – 1 Nov 1973. Six detachments in Southeast Asia were realigned under 8th Aerial Port Squadron in 1963. Inactivated on 1 Nov 1973.
The 733rd Air Mobility Squadron (733 AMS) is an air mobility squadron of the United States Air Force based at Kadena Air Base in Japan.It is part of the 515th Air Mobility Operations Group, based at Yokota Air Base, Japan and the 515th Air Mobility Operations Wing, based at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii.Originally constituted as the 603rd Military Airlift Support Squadron (MASS) and activated ...
Team Kadena includes associate units from five other Air Force major commands, the Navy, and numerous other Department of Defense agencies and direct reporting units. In addition to the aircraft of the 18th Wing, associate units operate more than 20 permanently assigned, forward-based or deployed aircraft from the base on a daily basis.
The 909th Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan.It operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting air refueling missions.. The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 19th Reconnaissance Squadron, but was redesignated the 409th Bombardment Squadron shortly after activation.
Naha Airport (那覇空港, Naha Kūkō) (IATA: OKA, ICAO: ROAH) is an international airport located 4 km (2.5 mi) west of the city hall [3] in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.
Kadena (嘉手納町, Kadena-chō, Okinawan: Kadina) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. [ 1 ] As of October 2016, the town had an estimated population of 13,671 and a density of 910 persons per km 2 .