Kadena Air Base Guide

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A P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, from the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, transits the flight line of Kadena Air Base.
OKINAWA, Japan (October 27, 2016) A P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, from the Golden Swordsmen of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, transits the flight line of Kadena Air Base. VP-47 is currently deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Operation (AOO) at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, and to the U.S. 4th Fleet AOO at Comalapa, El Salvador. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Joshua E. Walters/Released)

 

Operating from the largest U.S. installation in the Asia-Pacific region, the wing defends U.S. and Japanese mutual interests by providing a forward power projection platform with integrated, deployable, combat power.

The Wing operates a fleet of 81 combat-ready aircraft to perform air superiority, aerial refueling, airborne warning and control, and combat search and rescue functions.

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