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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Soo Kim, 18th Wing Public Affairs community engagement non-commissioned officer in charge, helps a Kadena Language Institute student put on a helmet during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. During the tour, KLI students visited the base’s KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator, engine test cell and tried on training gear after an 18th Wing mission brief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

Kadena Language Institute students and teachers pose for a photo outside the Kadena Marina before a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. KLI hosts a monthly exchange event between students and military members stationed at KAB that helps develop the students’ foreign language skills. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Soo Kim, right, 18th Wing Public Affairs community engagement non-commissioned officer in charge, and U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amy Kelley, 18th Wing PA specialist, share their experiences as PA Airmen with Kadena Language Institute students during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. The brief educated students on Kadena’s diverse mission sets and its role in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

From left to right, Ryuku Komine, Kazuro Tamaki and Kanade Ueda, Kadena Language Institute students, pose for a photo after putting on U.S. Air Force gear during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. During the tour, KLI students visited the base’s KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator, engine test cell and tried on training gear after an 18th Wing mission brief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

Towa Kinjo, right, helps Kazuro Tamaki don a U.S. Air Force flight suit during a Kadena Language Institute student tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. During the tour, KLI students visited the base’s KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator, engine test cell and tried on training gear after an 18th Wing mission brief. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

Aoi Takubo, 18th Wing Public Affairs community engagement specialist, gives an 18th Wing mission brief to Kadena Language Institute students during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. The brief educated students on Kadena’s diverse mission sets and its role in the Indo-Pacific region.(U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

Kanade Ueda, Kadena Language Institute student, poses for a photo inside a KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. During the tour, the students had the opportunity to pilot the KC-135 simulator, experiencing firsthand how refueling pilots train before their first flight. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Maj. Justin Robins, right, 909th Air Refueling Squadron instructor pilot, teaches Kanade Ueda, Kadena Language Institute student, on how to operate the KC-135 Stratotanker simulator during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. During the tour, the students learned about the 909th’s mission and their role in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Dave Jan Gabriel, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, briefs Kadena Language Institute students on the functions of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2025. During the tour, the students learned about the 909th’s mission and their role in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

18th Wing volunteers and Kadena Language Institute students pose for a group photo after a Halloween-themed event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The volunteers and KLI students increased friendship ties during the event by exchanging their culture and language. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

Kadena Language Institute students display their Halloween costumes to 18th Wing volunteers at an event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The culture exchange event was divided into three sections: participating in Halloween-themed games, learning kanji and conversing with students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

18th Wing volunteers and Kadena Language Institute students team up for a Halloween-themed knowledge quiz at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The volunteers and KLI students increased friendship ties during the event by exchanging their culture and language. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

An 18th Wing volunteer writes his name in kanji during a Kadena Language Institute event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The culture exchange event was divided into three sections: participating in Halloween-themed games, learning kanji and conversing with students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

Kadena Language Institute students teach 18th Wing volunteers how to make paper figures during a Halloween-themed event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The volunteers and KLI students increased friendship ties during the event by exchanging their culture and language. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

An 18th Wing volunteer decorates a pastry for a Halloween-themed event at the Kadena Language Institute at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The culture exchange event was divided into three sections: participating in Halloween-themed games, learning kanji and conversing with students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

18th Wing volunteers and Kadena Language Institute students participate in a Halloween-themed game at Kadena Town, Oct. 25, 2024. The game had participants racing to grab as many chocolate pieces as possible with chopsticks in one minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

18th Wing volunteers and Kadena Language Institute students participate in a Halloween-themed game at Kadena Town, Oct. 25, 2024. The game had participants racing to grab as many chocolate pieces as possible with chopsticks in one minute. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

Kadena Language Institute students teach kanji to 18th Wing volunteers during a culture exchange event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The culture exchange event was divided into three sections: participating in Halloween-themed games, learning kanji and conversing with students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

18th Wing volunteers prepare to play a Halloween-themed game with students from the Kadena Language Institute at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 25, 2024. The event was designed to help the local students improve their English skills in various situations and to deepen friendships and mutual understanding between the students and military volunteers through language and cultural activities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon)
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Airmen create friendships, build cultural understanding with local students

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Isaac Vasquez, 4th Component Maintenance Squadron avionics journeyman, and Kadena Language Institute student fist bump after a game of dodgeball during a cultural exchange event in Kadena Town, Japan, Aug. 18, 2023. Eight volunteers participated with the institute to learn about Okinawan sports and activities while also conversing with KLI students in English. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tylir Meyer)
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