Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Students from the Amelia Earhart Intermediate School cheer on runners during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Students performed a variety of drum and dance routines as runners entered the base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Team Kadena crowd members greet runners during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of a wide-reaching community relations program, Kadena is the only military base to participate with hosting marathons in Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Runners enter Kadena Air Base during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena hosted a two-kilometer section of the marathon route, providing cheer stations, water stations and medical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

A Team Kadena family member cheers on runners during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Along the two-kilometer section through Kadena, base residents cheered and rallied for runners, while also providing water stations and medical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Team Kadena members cheer on runners during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena hosted a two-kilometer section of the marathon route, providing cheer stations, water stations and medical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

A runner exchanges high-fives with Team Kadena family members during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The annual Okinawa Marathon is one of two full marathons in Okinawa, covering a distance of 42.195 kilometers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

A costumed runner passes a water station during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Marathon runners dressed in a wide variety of costumes, including popular culture figures, merchandise, food, anime characters and superheroes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Marathon runners exit gate five during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. 11,330 people participated in the full marathon and 8,918 people finished the goal in a time limit within 6 hours 15 minutes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Marathon runners reach the 31-kilometer mark during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The annual Okinawa Marathon is one of two full marathons in Okinawa, covering a distance of 42.195 kilometers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Runners pass a cheer and water station during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena hosted a two-kilometer section of the marathon route, providing cheer stations, water stations and medical support. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

A costumed runner passes a water station during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The annual Okinawa Marathon is one of two full marathons in Okinawa, and is the only marathon in Japan to feature a route section on a military installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Runners take group photos with 18th Security Forces Squadron Airmen during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. 18th SFS members provided traffic management on base and ensured the safety for runners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Runners carry U.S. flags during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Okinawa Marathon is unique since it is the only Japanese marathon to feature a section of the route on a military installation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Soukan Taiko members play drums to cheer on runners during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Drummers played and sang for nearly three hours as approximately 9,000 runners passed through Kadena's two-kilometer section of the marathon. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

A Soukan Taiko member beats on an Okedo-daiko instrument to cheer on runners during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Various Okinawan organizations arrived on Kadena to rally runners reaching the marathon's 31-kilometer mark. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Runners pass the 30-kilometer mark during the Okinawa Marathon Feb. 21, 2016 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Marathon runners dressed in a wide variety of costumes, including popular culture figures, merchandise, food, anime characters and superheroes. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

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Team Kadena cheers on Okinawa Marathon runners

Published Feb. 23, 2016