"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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Predicate Object
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 ⓘ
associatedWithHostNation Japan ⓘ
associatedWithLocation Okinawa ⓘ
linked to: Okinawa Prefecture
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, Okinawa, Japan ⓘ
linked to: Kadena Air Base
refersTo Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird
relatedTo SR-71 Blackbird operations from Kadena ⓘ
linked to: SR-71 Blackbird
relatedToDetachment Detachment 1, 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ⓘ
relatedToUnit 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 ⓘ