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5th Air Force

Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

A Japanese team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Teams from Kadena Air Base joined other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the first races held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Women boat race team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Two teams from Kadena Air Base faced off against other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the annual tradition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Men and the Black Knights boat race teams compete in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. The races marked the culmination of months of training by U.S and Japanese teams from across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Men boat race team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Being stationed overseas offers U.S. servicemembers exciting opportunities to experience unique cultural events like these traditional boat races. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Men and the Japan Airline boat race teams compete in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. The races marked the culmination of months of training by U.S. and Japanese teams from across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Men boat race team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Teams from Kadena Air Base joined other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the first races held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

The U.S. Army Ladies and the Yasha Dragons boat race teams compete in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. The races marked the culmination of months of training by U.S. and Japanese teams from across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Women and the Sabani Soul Sisters boat race teams compete in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Being stationed overseas offers U.S. servicemembers exciting opportunities to experience unique cultural events like these traditional boat races. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

The U.S. Army Ladies boat race team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. The Army ladies faced off against other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the traditional annual races. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Women boat race team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Two teams from Kadena Air Base faced off against other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the annual tradition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Kadena Air Base’s Shogun Women, the U.S. Navy’s Nirai Kanai Women and the Sabani Soul Sisters boat race teams compete in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. The races marked the culmination of months of training by U.S. and Japanese teams from across Okinawa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

Published May 11, 2023
By Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy
18th Wing

NAHA CITY, Japan -- A Japanese team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Teams from Kadena Air Base joined other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the first races held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)