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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

A local woman and her family prepare offerings to a family shrine on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. Local Okinawans provide offerings in the form of food, beer and liquor to shrines of ancestors during a period of traditional remembrance called Shi-Mi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

A local family prays at a family shrine at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. The 18th Munitions Squadron invites local Okinawans onto the munitions storage area in an effort to cultivate strong relations with host nation allies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

A local family prepares food at a shrine on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. Local Okinawans provide ancestral shrines with food including tempura, rafute (pork), fried tofu and other delicacies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

Local community members are escorted through Baker Gate at the 18th Munitions Squadron munitions storage area at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. 18th MUNS have not been able to sponsor community members onto Kadena since 2019, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

The 18th Munitions Squadron munitions storage area, spans an estimated 164-acres of land on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. The 18th MUNS MSA houses both a sacred Okinawan site and munitions for the Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

Local community members clear a pathway to a shrine at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. The members arrived at the munitions storage area before visitors to clear pathways and debris from shrines, making them more accessible. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

A monument awaits visitors at the 18th Munitions Squadron munitions storage area at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. The 18th MUNS MSA is home to over 30 shrines and monuments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

A red tag shows the path at the 18th Munitions Squadron munitions storage area at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. 18th MUNS personnel use the tags to mark pathways through the jungle to shrines. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

Airmen assigned to the 18th Munitions Squadron trek through the jungles of the munitions storage area on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 10, 2022. The Airmen volunteered their time to help sponsor local community members onto the MSA, an opportunity to learn and experience their culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
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190411-F-ZC102-0106

U.S. Air Force Col. Gilbert Eddy, 18th Force Support Squadron commander, congratulates new Kadena Language Institute students after their entrance ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th Wing has and continues to support KLI since its inception in May of 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2008

Kadena Language Institute students are recognized during the 22nd Annual Kadena Language Institute Entrance Ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. KLI was established in 1998 to foster and mentor the future leaders of Kadena Town. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2009

Kadena Language Institute instructors participate in the 22nd Annual Kadena Language Institute Entrance Ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base sends volunteers to KLI to help students improve their English conversation skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2006

Ambassador Hiroshi Kawamura, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Charge of Okinawa Affairs, delivers a speech during the 22nd Annual Kadena Language Institute Entrance Ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th Wing, at Kadena Air Base, sends volunteers each month to practice English with students. KLI provides an opportunity for Air Force volunteers and students to learn from each other and exchange cultures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2007

Kadena Town Mayor Hiroshi Toyama, KLI Chairman, delivers a speech during the 22nd Annual Kadena Language Institute Entrance Ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th Wing, at Kadena Air Base, sends volunteers each month to practice English with students. KLI provides an opportunity for Air Force volunteers and students to learn from each other and exchange cultures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2004

Tiara Martinez, Kadena Language Institute student, accepts her entrance certificate from Hidekatsu Higa, KLI dean, April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. Second-year KLI students intern at Kadena Air Base, providing KLI students the opportunity to communicate in English, learn American-style business, American culture, and promote personal friendships with Americans living on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2005

Hidekatsu Higa, Kadena Language Institute dean, gives a speech during the 22nd Annual Kadena Language Institute Entrance Ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th Wing, at Kadena Air Base, sends volunteers each month to practice English with students. KLI provides an opportunity for Air Force volunteers and students to learn from each other and exchange cultures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2001

Kadena Language Institute students and honorary guests take a commemorative photo during the 22nd Annual KLI Entrance Ceremony April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th Wing has and continues to support KLI since its inception in May of 1998. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2002

Yuki Arakaki, Kadena Language Institute student, accepts his entrance certificate from Hidekatsu Higa, KLI dean, April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. KLI is a two-year school fully funded and operated by Kadena Town. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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190411-F-ZC102-2003

Hina Komine, Kadena Language Institute student, accepts her entrance certificate from Hidekatsu Higa, KLI dean, April 11, 2019, at the Kadena Rotary Town Plaza, Okinawa, Japan. The school offers various curriculums to include English, computer skills and business etiquette. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Omari Bernard)
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181031-F-YW474-0140

U.S. Air Force Col. Thang T. Doan, 18th Mission Support Group commander, welcomes Okinawa children to a Halloween trick-or-treat event Oct. 31, 2018, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event enabled service members to share traditional holiday customs with children from surrounding neighborhoods as one of many different types of community relations programs designed to build trust and understanding between U.S. and Japanese culture. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Peter Reft)
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