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The Kadena men’s team brings all hands in to get motivated before their race. The men’s team placed third in their race and took second place overall in the U.S. military forces men’s bracket. The Kadena “Shoguns” dragon boat teams competed in the 33rd Annual Naha Dragon Boat races at Naha Port May 5. More than 50 teams, including eight military teams from U.S. bases on Okinawa, took part in the annual competition. Among the U.S. military teams, the Air Force finished second at 5:00.22 minutes in the men’s division. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)


Okinawa Airmen participate in annual Dragon Boat Race

The Kadena men’s team brings all hands in to get motivated before their race. The men’s team placed third in their race and took second place overall in the U.S. military forces men’s bracket. The Kadena “Shoguns” dragon boat teams competed in the 33rd Annual Naha Dragon Boat races at Naha Port May 5. More than 50 teams, including eight military teams from U.S. bases on Okinawa, took part in the annual competition. Among the U.S. military teams, the Air Force finished second at 5:00.22 minutes in the men’s division. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

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Children from Kadena Elementary School practice pushup as an educational activity May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Various educational booths were set up by the school’s English as a Second Language program to demonstrate a number of world records, such as the most pushups achieved within a 24-hour period, which is 46,001. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School’s English as a Second Language team prepare to display a life-sized replica of an anaconda to their classmates May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 37-and-a-half foot snake was one of several life sized replicas displayed for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School’s English as a Second Language team present a life-sized replica of a giant tortoise to their classmates May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The school’s 60 ESL members worked together with parents and teachers over the course of three weeks to construct props and other stations for the event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School compare their feet to that of the world’s largest land-walking animal, an African elephant, May 22, 2017, during a school-wide educational event at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Guinness Book of World Records sent 38 hard back books to the students to support the event and to broaden their experience. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School gather around a cardboard cutout of the world’s largest land-walking animal, an African elephant, May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event produced by members of the school’s English as a Second Language team and was held to teach cross-curricular subjects such as science, health, history and geography. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School walk from one educational booth to another May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The school’s English as a Second Language team presented 12 stations representing Guinness Book of World Records to the whole school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School gather around Selva Jones, title?, during an interactive learning experience May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Jones portrayed the role of La Maestra Chucha, who taught school for 82 years and was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of World Record’s as the world’s most durable teacher. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School walk from one educational booth to another May 22, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The school’s English as a Second Language team presented 12 stations representing the Guinness Book of World Records to the whole school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
Children from Kadena Elementary School gather around a life-sized cardboard cutout of a giraffe May 22, 2017, during an interactive learning event at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 20-foot tall giraffe was one of several life-sized models on display, to include the world's largest, longest and strongest animals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Luke Story, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, conducts in-air refueling with A U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet assigned to the USS Carl Vinson May 3, 2017, over the Western Pacific Ocean. Boom operators have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable aircraft while thousands of feet above the ground. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron and the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron guide a staircase into position May 3, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. While Airmen from each squadron have different mission sets, both of them work together to save lives through aeromedical evacuation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Michael Cotter, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron clinical management flight chief, stows medical supplies May 3, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Indo-Asia-Pacific Region is susceptible to a variety of natural disasters, stressing the importance 18th AES’ ability to provide humanitarian assistance in the event of an emergency. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John Linzmeier)