Air Force rolls out shorts on Okinawa so Kadena maintainers can beat the heat
Air Force rolls out shorts on Okinawa so Kadena maintainers can beat the heat
CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Airmen of the 18th Maintenance Group at Kadena Air Base can now sport blue uniform shorts on the flight line to help them beat the suffocating Okinawa heat, according to the 18th Wing.
The shorts were issued in January following the lead of stateside bases like Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, Luke Air Force Base in Arizona and Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida, that rolled out the shorts last summer, a wing statement said earlier this month.
The material is tough, flexible and stain resistant — similar to clothing worn by civilians in the maintenance and construction fields.
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