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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:area
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approximately 19.95 square kilometers
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gptkbp:elevation
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44 meters
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:18th_Wing
gptkb:353rd_Special_Operations_Group
gptkb:390th_Intelligence_Squadron
gptkb:44th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:67th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:733rd_Air_Mobility_Squadron
gptkb:82nd_Reconnaissance_Squadron
gptkb:909th_Air_Refueling_Squadron
gptkb:1st_Battalion,_1st_Air_Defense_Artillery_Regiment
gptkb:Kadena_Ammunition_Storage_Area
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gptkbp:historicalName
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Key strategic base for US operations in the Pacific
Largest US Air Force base in the Far East
Constructed by US forces after the Battle of Okinawa in 1945
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Kadena Air Base (Japan)
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:gene
gptkb:RODN
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Okinawa,_Japan
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Keystone_of_the_Pacific
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:RC-135
gptkb:F-15C/D_Eagle
gptkb:MC-130J_Commando_II
gptkb:HH-60G_Pave_Hawk
E-3 Sentry
KC-135 Stratotanker
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Operation_Tomodachi
Vietnam War operations
Korean War operations
Cold War reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:opened
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1945
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
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gptkbp:ownedBy
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Forces_Japan
Pacific Air Forces
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gptkbp:population
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~20,000 personnel (including dependents and civilians)
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gptkbp:runwayLength
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3,700 meters
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gptkbp:runwaySurface
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asphalt
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gptkbp:servesCity
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gptkb:Uruma
gptkb:Okinawa_Prefecture
gptkb:Chatan
gptkb:Ginowan
gptkb:Okinawa_City
gptkb:Kadena
gptkb:Onna
gptkb:Yomitan
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:Japan_Air_Self-Defense_Force
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.kadena.af.mil/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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