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	Kadena Air Base - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kadena Air Base is the largest American airbase in Asia.
		Kadena Air Base history dates back to just before the United States invasion of Okinawa during World War II.
		Although Kadena originated as a fighter base, a B-29 organization -- the 316th Bombardment Wing -- was the first element responsible for operating the base.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kadena_Air_Base (409 words)

	Kadena Air Base
		The NAVCOMMSTA relocated to the Navy Air Base, Naha City and became a department of the Naval Air Facility, Naha.
		This base consists of an airport in the northwest and a residential area in the southeast.
		In the SACO Final Report of December 2, 1996, it was agreed upon that the MC-130 aircraft in Kadena Air Base would be moved from the Navy ramp to the northwestern corner of the main runways by the end of December 1996.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/kadena.htm (1256 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Pass the Ammo, Please (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- When Army Master Sgt. Joe Itoh needs munitions for a major exercise, he goes to the Air Force.
		The Air Force is able to meet everyone's needs, he said, because of the unit's size and capacity.
		Concrete munitions igloos blend with the lush foliage at the 18th Munitions Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan.
	www.defenselink.mil /news/Apr1997/n04141997_9704145.html (633 words)

	Kadena, Okinawa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kadena (嘉手納町; -chou) is a town located in Nakagami District, Okinawa, Japan.
		As of 2003, the town has an estimated population of 13,734 and a density of 913.16 persons per km².
		Aprox 85% of Kadena, Okinawa is controlled by the US Government making up Kadena Air Force Base; Second largest base in the USAF.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kadena,_Okinawa (88 words)

	Sunday, June 17, 2001
		KADENA AIR BASE — A Russian AN-124 Antonov cargo plane lifted off from the runway here Saturday morning headed for China’s Hainan island to retrieve the downed Navy EP-3E Aries II reconnaissance plane stranded there since April 1.
		Kadena Air Base is serving as a logistics hub for the retrieval operations, expected to last several weeks.
		The planes are operated by Polyot Air Cargo, of Voronezh, Russia.
	ww2.pstripes.osd.mil /01/jun01/ed061701c.html (434 words)

	Kadena Airmen aid Philippine typhoon victims (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Air Force and Marine helicopters are flying daily missions to the stricken areas.
		Sergeant Currier is a pararescueman from the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
		Airmen from Kadena’s 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron are composed of those from the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons, 320th Special Tactics Squadron and 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron.
	www.af.mil /news/story_print.asp?storyID=123009421 (662 words)

	Encyclopedia: Kadena Air Base
		Air forces are composed of two or more air divisions.
		Air divisions are composed of two or more wings.
		Kadena Air Base history dates back to just before the April 1, 1945, US invasion of Okinawa, when a local construction firm completed a small airfield named Yara Hikojo near the island's village of Kadena.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kadena-Air-Base (370 words)

	Marine Corps News -> Kadena hosts Special Olympics (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Special Olympian Atumi Kakinohana and Cpl. Tatiana Triana race toward the finish line in the wheel chair bean bag event at the 5th annual Kadena Special Olympics here June 12.
		KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Kozo Yamauchi prepares to send a soccer ball flying to the goal at the 5th annual Kadena Special Olympics here June 12.
		KADENA AIR BASE, OKINAWA, Japan -- Coveted gold medals were given to the first place winners of events at the 5th annual Kadena Special Olympics here June 12.
	www.marines.mil /marinelink/mcn2000.nsf/lookupstoryref/200461715316 (928 words)

	United States Forces Japan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The USFJ headquarters is at Yokota Air Base, about 30 km west of central Tokyo.
		Kadena Air Base (small areas outside of the base that are supported by Kadena—these areas are located on the southern portion of Okinawa)—Okinawa Prefecture
		Some are military bases of the JSDF; others have become civilian airports or government offices; many are factories, office buildings or resential developments in the private sector; still others are vacant or awaiting development.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan (465 words)

	Osan Air Base
		The base was not named for any of the villages on the site, but for the small town of Osan, about six miles to the north on the main supply route leading to Seoul.
		Koreans who were employed at the base at the time believed that the name of Osan was chosen by the Americans because it was much easier to pronounce and spell than the other villages' names.
		In addition, Osan Air Base is the only American base in Korea built completely "from scratch" since there had never been a Japanese, Korean or American air strip on the location.
	www.gikorea.net /id3.html (1434 words)

	Military.com Content
		So far, only air bases in the Pacific have started the weekend testing, said Leigh Anne Bierstine, a spokeswoman in the Air Force Surgeon General's office in Washington.
		Base public affairs officials refused to comment on the AFN report.
		Osan Air Base and Kunsan Air Base in South Korea and Andersen Air Force Base in Guam did not respond to queries Monday.
	www.military.com /Content/MoreContent/1,12044,FL_pacdrugs_psas,00.html (763 words)

	DefenseLINK News: Work, College Among Outlets for Service Wives in Okinawa (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kadena Air Base contracts with the shelter to help military spouses and children who become victims of abuse.
		"We're 15th on the base housing waiting list," she said, "and should be able to move on base in about three months." While they wait for base housing, the Honakers must shell out more than their housing allowance for rent each month.
		Air Force wives Rosalba Kuiroz and Rosetta Honaker look over publications about Okinawa at the Kadena Air Base family support center.
	www.dod.gov /news/Apr1997/n04161997_9704161.html (495 words)

	Japanese fighters train with U.S. during Cope North (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		F-15 Eagles from the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons, Kadena Air Base, Japan, refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena, Nov. 15 during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1.
		Jim Worley, a U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagle pilot assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, scans the sky for adversary aircraft Nov. 15 during Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1.
		Japanese Air Self Defense Force members from Naha, Japan, disembark from a JASDF CH-47 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, to participate in Exercise COPE NORTH 02-1 Nov. 11.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /newsarchive/2001/2001261.htm (673 words)

	Thousands Protest US Military On Eve Of G-8 Summit
		Kadena's commander, General James Smith, told a news conference he welcomed the protest as part of the democratic process but did not know how the G8 leaders would react.
		Long-standing resentment of the bases flared after the 1995 rape of a 12-year-old schoolgirl by three U.S. marines, a bitter memory revived by this month's arrest of the marine.
		Kadena commander Smith said he felt Kadena would become more important in the years to come, but added: ``The number of troops in Japan is the most important question that Japan and the U.S. face over the next 50 years.
	www.commondreams.org /headlines/072000-02.htm (739 words)

	Kadena Pilots Give Lessons on Refueling (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa - At 24,000 feet, Chief Master Sgt. Sam Geros lowers the boom.
		Twelve Japanese F-15 pilots from Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido and one program officer from Tokyo learned the finer points of air-to-air refueling from Kadena pilots and members of the Illinois National Guard on Tuesday and Wednesday.
		Along with their refueling mission, they've flown medical evacuees from Misawa Air Base and Guam to Hawaii for advanced treatment.
	www.military.com /NewContent/0,13190,SS_031805_Lesson,00.html (718 words)

	U.S. Pacific Command: An Official Military Website Thu, Jan. 12, 2006
		Choijamtsyn Ulaankhuu, Mongolian Air Force chief of staff, tour an air base facility during Lay's recent visit to Mongolia.
		YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the United Nations Command Honor Guard unload a casket containing remains of a U.S. service member from the Korean War during a repatriation ceremony July 11.
		ANDERSEN AIR BASE, Guam -- Okinawa-based U.S. Marines board a C-130 aircraft Friday morning at Andersen Air Base for a flight to Palau.
	www.pacom.mil /imagery/archive/0107photos/index3.shtml (890 words)

	Kadena Air Base - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Kadena Air Base - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Kadena Air Base contains research on
		Kadena Air Base, History, Mission, Notable Areas, Source, External links and references, United States Air Force bases and United States military bases in Japan.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Kadena_Air_Base (439 words)

	Kadena Air Base (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kadena Air Base is the largest US Air Force base in the East.
		It is the home base for the 5th Air Force Command, 18th Air Wing and supports two 3,650 meter (11,975 ft) runways.
		The base creates an enormous noise that frightens and disturbs the living of the people who lives around the base.
	www.walrus.com /~dawei/references/kadena-e.html (102 words)

	Okinawa Plaintiffs Testify in Class Action on U.S. Military Aircraft Noise (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The lawsuit is the second to be brought by Okinawans living near the sprawling air base in central Okinawa.
		In the latest case Japanese government attorneys are arguing that 129 people named in the suit moved into neighborhoods near the air base knowing about the high noise level.
		In the first Kadena noise suit the court ruled that U.S. military operations, governed by the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty, were outside Japanese courts’ jurisdiction.
	www.netvista.net /~hpb/news/dec-13a.html (802 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		It’s usual buzz swept away by the new curfew, the path leading from Kadena Air Base’s Gate Two to the nightlife of Gate Two Street was nearly empty at 1 a.m.
		Base officials are aware of the concern for businesses shown by Okinawa City leaders, said Air Force spokesman Maj.
		Air Force officials say that incident jump-started the curfew, but the measure’s underlying cause is the total number of alcohol-related incidents.
	army.laser.net /article.asp?section=104&article=30301 (800 words)

	U.S., Philippine forces conduct mass casualty training during Balikatan 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The group, consisting of five U.S. Air Force and ten Philippine Air Force troops, descended on Basa Air Base, Philippines, to rescue survivors of a simulated C-130 cargo aircraft crash April 3.
		The crew and passengers of the aircraft were "injured" when the plane’s landing gear failed while attempting to land causing it to belly flop on the concrete.
		After a brief ten-minute flight from Clark Air Field, Philippines, they reached the site and were immediately greeted by a chaotic scene in which scores of people with multiple injuries littered the runway.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /pacaf/newsarchive/2001/2001109.htm (524 words)

	KADENA AIR BASE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Kadena’s presence on Okinawa contributes significantly to the island’s economy.
		For the purpose of contributing to the security of Japan and the maintenance of international peace and security in the Far East, the United States is granted the use by its land, air and naval forces of facilities and areas in Japan.
		Leaders of both countries have repeatedly affirmed that the bilateral security relationship, based on the Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security between Japan and the United States, remains the cornerstone for achieving common security objectives and for maintaining a stable and prosperous environment for the Asia-Pacific region as it enters the 21st Century.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /pacaf/facts/kadena.htm (703 words)

	Kadena fighters to support Operation Southern Watch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- Nearly 300 Kadena people and several F-15 aircraft deployed May 26 to the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Southern Watch.
		This is the second time a Kadena squadron has deployed to the Arabian Peninsula.
		Different Kadena support agencies provided four separate briefings to family members being left behind.
	www.fas.org /news/iraq/1998/06/n19980601_980757.html (317 words)

	Air Force Link - Photos (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		A C-5 Galaxy crew from Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass., delivered members of the search and rescue wing to pre-position the helicopters in response to Hurricane Rita, which is expected to hit landfall Sept 24.
		About 50 56th Rescue Squadron Airmen from Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland, are here for the multinational exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of NATO and partner nation air forces through cooperation and familiarization of the organization's procedures.
		KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A Sailor is extracted by a Navy HH-60G Pave Hawk during Joint Air and Sea Exercise 2005 here.
	www.af.mil /photos/index.asp?galleryID=42&page=3 (894 words)

	Pacific Air Forces News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- A life-threatening emergency on the island of Saipan prompted a team of Airmen here into action recently.
		An aircrew from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and medics from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron transported a severely injured 15-month-old boy out of Saipan.
		Captain Collins served as the co-pilot during a humanitarian mission that transported a 15-month-old child from Saipan to Hawaii.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /pacaf/news/2005/200506/20050602.htm (591 words)

	Stars & Stripes
		KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The Kadena Town Council has passed a resolution protesting the use of adjacent Kadena Air Base by Japanese Air Self-Defense Force aircraft.
		Aircraft from the JASDF units from Naha Air Base are slated to start using Kadena on Tuesday while a runway at the Japanese base is repaired.
		Kadena officials did not respond to queries concerning the resolution.
	www.estripes.com /article.asp?section=104&article=31666 (340 words)

	Kadena Air Base NCO Supports Operation Enduring Freedom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		U.S. Air Force Technical Sgt. Jeremy J. Krumenauer recently wrapped up a 90-day tour of duty here in support of Operation Enduring Freedom-Philippines.
		The sergeant was the life-support specialist for the 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, deployed from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.
		As chief of life support, he was responsible for maintaining the flying safety gear required of the crew members who fly the unit’s assigned aircraft, the HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /PACAF/newsarchive/2002/2002155.htm (667 words)

	April 2003 Pacific Air Force News Service (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Over the South Pacific F-15 fighters assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, are refueled from a KC-135 from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, April 25, 2003.
		The 7th Air Force, 51st Fighter Wing and 8th Fighter Wing lived up to their core values by earning "Excellent" ratings on the Pacific Air Forces Operational Readiness Inspection that ended April 11."Ratings aside, wing personnel demonstrated exceptional mission focus and a sense of urgency throughout the inspection," read the PACAF Inspector General’s report.
		Technicians from the 735th Air Mobility Squadron, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii and members from U.S. Army Pacific Command, Fort Shafter, Hawaii, load a Humvee and trailer onto a Republic of Korea C-130 heading to Clark International Airport, Philippines.
	www2.hickam.af.mil /pacaf/news/2003/200304 (1494 words)

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