Kadena Air Base

is a United States Air Force base in Japan.Baldwin, Hanson W.  "Japan Is Seeking Major U.S. Facilities on Okinawa," New York Times. December 22, 1970; retrieved 2012-1-24.

The military base is in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa in Okinawa Prefecture.

History
During the invasion of Okinawa in 1945, the airport was bombed by the US.  The damage was repaired and it became a US air base.Nakieru, Omoviekovwa A. (2004). The Fighter Pilot Who Refused to Die: The Authorized Biography of Lt. Col. (Ret) Richard Suehr. p. 148.  

The American air base on this Japanese island is controversial.

 Related pages 
 List of airports in Japan

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  Kadena Air Base 

Category:Airports in Japan
Category:Okinawa Prefecture