Nov. 15, 2022 Kadena hosts 8th Annual Veterans Day Parade Members of Kadena’s Honor Guard pose for a photo at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2022. During the parade, Kadena’s Honor Guard team represented every service member, both past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Gary Hilton)
Sept. 22, 2021 Kadena observes National POW/MIA Remembrance day The 18th Wing holds a National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 16, 2021. National POW/MIA Recognition Day honors service members who didn’t come home.
Oct. 23, 2017 DPAA Accounts for 183 Missing Service Members in Fiscal Year 2017 In Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) accounted for 183 formerly missing persons from past conflicts. Also, the agency individually identified the remains of 18 additional personnel, who were previously accounted for as part of group burials, reaching another