Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kadena_Air_Base,_Okinawa,_Japan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military
gptkbp:area	19.95 km²
gptkbp:controlledBy	gptkb:United_States_Pacific_Air_Forces gptkb:Fifth_Air_Force
gptkbp:coordinates	26.3558°N 127.7674°E
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:18th_Wing gptkb:353rd_Special_Operations_Group gptkb:44th_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:67th_Fighter_Squadron gptkb:82nd_Reconnaissance_Squadron gptkb:909th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
gptkbp:homeTo	gptkb:18th_Wing
gptkbp:hostedUnit	gptkb:United_States_Army gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps gptkb:United_States_Navy gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:gene gptkb:RODN
gptkbp:leader	Col. Nicholas Evans (as of 2023)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
gptkbp:namedAfter	gptkb:Kadena_village
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Chatan gptkb:Okinawa_City Kadena Town
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:Keystone_of_the_Pacific
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:RC-135 gptkb:F-15C/D_Eagle gptkb:MC-130J_Commando_II KC-135 Stratotanker
gptkbp:opened	1945
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Air_Force gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
gptkbp:runwayLength	3,700 meters
gptkbp:runwaySurface	2
gptkbp:significance	key strategic location in the Pacific largest US Air Force base in East Asia
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_military gptkb:Japan_Self-Defense_Forces
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Korean_War gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkbp:usedFor	reconnaissance air defense special operations air refueling
gptkbp:website	https://www.kadena.af.mil/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:DoDEA_Pacific gptkb:2001_Hainan_Island_incident gptkb:Hainan_Island_incident
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7