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Kadena Air Base emblemKadena Air Base is the hub of airpower in the Pacific, and home to the 18th Wing and a variety of associate units. Together they form "Team Kadena" -- a world-class combat team ready to fight and win from the Keystone of the Pacific. 

Nearly 20,000 Americans and more than 3,000 Japanese employees and contractors make up Team Kadena. The base's estimated economic impact upon Okinawa's economy is more than $700 million annually.

Shoguns in action

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    18th Wing command chief trains with military working dog teams

  • Service member gives speech.

    Kadena Air Base promotes sexual assault awareness, prevention and support resources

  • U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific pose with an Okinawan resident following a performance at a local mall in Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa, April 13, 2026.

    U.S. Air Force Band of the Pacific - Asia rocks Okinawa

  • A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle tail is displayed as a fireworks presentation closes out day one of America Fest 2026 at Kadena Air Base, Japan.

    Stars, Cars and Guitars bring community together at America Fest 2026

  • Students stand in a circle while playing an ice breaker game.

    Kadena youth athletes make a splash during swim meet cultural exchange

Around the Pacific

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    PRESS RELEASE: USAF and Federated States of Micronesia Partner for PACIFIC ANGEL 26-3 Humanitarian Exercise

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    PRESS RELEASE: Super Squadron effort concludes, informing F-16 enterprise

  • From left, U.S. Air Force Capt. Madeleine Knapp, 1st Lt. Dallion Richards and Capt. John Toohey, all 40th Airlift Squadron pilots, monitor flight controls aboard a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during a Maximum Endurance Operation in support of Exercise Balikatan over the Philippines near Clark Air Base, April. 17, 2026. Balikatan is a longstanding annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. military designed to strengthen our ironclad alliance, improve our capable combined force, and demonstrate our commitment to regional security and stability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jade M. Caldwell)

    Balikatan 2026: 317th AW conducts MEO, arrives in Philippines

  • Airmen across the 36th Wing are engaged in recovery operations including damage assessments, debris clearance, and logistical support to ensure rapid restoration of essential capabilities.

    36th Wing Commander Surveys Damage, Highlights Readiness After Typhoon Sinlaku

  • A digital version of the Pentagon demonstrates how AI implementation is being utilized by Department of the Air Force.

    DAF takes steps for potential Alaskan AI data centers

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