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Kadena Language Institute students and teachers pose for a photo at the Ryukyu Islands Surrender Site during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

Kadena Language Institute students and teachers pose for a photo at the Ryukyu Islands Surrender Site during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2026. KLI hosts monthly exchange events between students and military members to help develop the students’ foreign language skills. (Photo by Senior Airman Amy Kelley/U.S. Air Force)

Kadena Language Institute students and teachers pose for a photo at the Ryukyu Islands Surrender Site during a tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 17, 2026. KLI hosts monthly exchange events between students and military members to help develop the students’ foreign language skills.

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