Posted on Apr 4, 2018
What information do you have about ADA units at Kadena AFB? What are some good places to travel and good restaurants in the area?
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I'm a 91B transitioning to 14T as a SGT. Trying to find out more information about Air Defense on Kadena. Especially 1-1 ADA. I'd also like to know about good places to travel to while there and some good restaurants to eat at. Any advice would be appreciated.
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Highly recommend you get your scuba certification the island is angreat place to go diving BOSS usually does it for free if they offer the classes if not the class takes about a week. Lots of good restaurants in American Village and a few hole in the wall places outside of gate 1 and 2. Traveling to mailing or orher asian countries is super cheap also. Just left there in February.
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When not in the field, get out and explore. Go to the garlic house and enjoy CoCo’s at least once a week. Get scuba certified and as a prior 14T myself, there are worse places to be.
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My sponsor and I went to Coco's for lunch yesterday and that place was great. I've been here since Sunday so I haven't seen much and Google maps is no help.
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You’ll eventually learn your way around and you won’t need google maps. The standard maps app on iPhones works well there (at least when I was there). There’s a Raman noodle place off 58 that is hands down the best I’ve had, but can’t remember the name.
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I's been over 30 years since I was on Okinawa, so I wouldn't hazard a guess about restaurants and bars. My favorite outside of Camp Hansen, too far for most Marines to visit and then drunkenly stumble back home. My running mate was a former GySgt mustang who was an "old" 1stLt. neither one of us was interested in getting hammered and staring at strippers. The bar had a free jukebox, with the best selection of Motown I've ever seen. We came there so often, and behaved like gentlemen, that the locals finally accepted us. We played "Go" (a Japanese board game), Pinochle , and Chess with the locals, and listened to tunes. The whole six months we were there we never saw the same stray Marine or sailor come back.
I put in a link, some of these places were open when I was there, some weren't but I never liked the places the American military or tourists went. Get to know and be trusted by some locals and you'll eat at good restaurants that the locals don't usually share.
If you are there during the season, go to the bull fights.
https://www.tsunagujapan.com/50-things-to-do-in-okinawa/
https://www.visitokinawa.jp/attractions/okinawa-bullfighting-ushiorase
I put in a link, some of these places were open when I was there, some weren't but I never liked the places the American military or tourists went. Get to know and be trusted by some locals and you'll eat at good restaurants that the locals don't usually share.
If you are there during the season, go to the bull fights.
https://www.tsunagujapan.com/50-things-to-do-in-okinawa/
https://www.visitokinawa.jp/attractions/okinawa-bullfighting-ushiorase
Okinawa, one of the most popular beach resorts in the whole of Japan. Its emerald blue seas and white sand beaches attract people from all over the country. Once the Ryukyu Kingdom, Okinawa has a unique culture and history that differs from the mainland. Here in this article we are going to introduce 50 great things to do in Okinawa.
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I appreciate the information, Sir. I will definitely look into it. I'm not up for drinking in public so I'm sure that won't be a problem.
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