JASDF has first PAC-3 missile system training at Kadena Air Base despite local opposition
At 1:10 p.m. on March 10 in Chatan Town, the Patriot (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile system exits the first gate of Kadena Air Base.
March 10, 2021 Ryukyu Shimpo
On the morning of March 10, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) stationed at Naha Air Base in Okinawa conducted, at Kadena Air Base, its first mobilization/deployment training with the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile system. The training was conducted despite objections and requests from the Kadena Air Base Tri-City Intercommunication Committee (chaired by Mayor Hiroshi Toyama of Kadena Town), which is comprised of people from local municipalities.