"Habu" in Okinawa operations

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"Habu" in Okinawa operations was the nickname and radio callsign used for SR-71 Blackbird reconnaissance aircraft and their missions flown from Kadena Air Base, inspired by the local venomous snake.

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"Habu" in Okinawa operations canonical 1

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instanceOf military callsign
nickname
appliedTo SR-71 aircraft based at Kadena Air Base
SR-71 missions flown from Kadena Air Base
associatedWithAircraftType reconnaissance aircraft
associatedWithCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
associatedWithHostNation Japan
associatedWithLocation Okinawa Prefecture
surface form: Okinawa
associatedWithMissionType reconnaissance missions
culturalContext US military presence in Okinawa
hasAlternativeName Habu flights
Habu missions
hasRole nickname for SR-71 crews and aircraft
tactical callsign for SR-71 flights
inspiredBy Habu snake
local venomous snake in Okinawa
languageOfOrigin Japanese
notableFor association with SR-71 Blackbird operations in the Western Pacific
operatedFrom Kadena Air Base
surface form: Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan
refersTo SR-71 Blackbird
surface form: Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
relatedTo SR-71 Blackbird
surface form: SR-71 Blackbird operations from Kadena
relatedToDetachment Detachment 1, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
relatedToUnit 9th Reconnaissance Wing
surface form: 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
symbolizes speed and lethality of SR-71 missions
usedAs radio callsign
usedAt Kadena Air Base
usedBy United States Air Force
usedByCommunity SR-71 aircrews
ground support personnel at Kadena Air Base
usedDuring Cold War

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SR-71 Blackbird callsignConvention "Habu" in Okinawa operations