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Kadena airman dies in on-base motorcycle crash
Stars and Stripes
November 24, 2014
Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa in 2009 (U.S. Air Force)
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — An airman from Kadena Air Base died Monday following an on-base motorcycle crash.
The airman was pronounced dead at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa at Camp Foster at 5:53 p.m., Air Force officials said in a statement. No other vehicles were involved in the crash.
The airman’s name is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification, the statement said. No other details were available.
Despite targeted safety outreach, motorcycle crashes outside of U.S. military installations around the world are not uncommon. However, crashes on base are quite rare, as most installations have low speed limits and roving security patrols.