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  • BH 25-2: 18 CES Keeps Kadena’s Water Running

    Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, Water and Fuels Systems team, practiced their ability to rapidly restore a simulated damaged pipeline during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, May 8, 2025.

  • BH 25-2 Mission ready airmen produce airpower out of MCAS Futenma

    Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 355th Fighter Generation Squadron staged out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan to test their ability to rapidly deploy assets from an austere location during a routine 18th Wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base,

  • BH 25-2: 355 EFS hones ACE capabilities at Futenma

    During the exercise, the 355th EFS staged out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan to simulate generating combat airpower from a dispersed location. The U.S. Air Force continues to work on its ability to meet new challenges in dynamic environments. In line with this direction, U.S. Pacific Air

  • BH 25-2: USAF and Navy train for rapid airfield recovery

    Explosive ordnance technicians assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron worked with U.S. Navy specialists, honing their ability to safely clear a simulated flightline of unexploded ordnances during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, May 6, 2025. During the training, the Airmen and

  • BH 25-2: 718 FSS supports contingency beddown operation

    Members of the 718th Force Support Squadron executed a “safe haven” operation, assembling 72 cots in under an hour, to simulate emergency shelter operations during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, May 7, 2025. “Safe haven” is part of the 718th FSS’s quarterly readiness plan and was

  • BH 25-2: Team Kadena responds to simulated ground emergency

    The 18th Wing Inspector General conducted a major accident response exercise involving Airmen assigned to the 67th Fighter Generation Squadron, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, and 18th Wing Safety during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6,

  • BH 25-2: 33 RGS maintainers demonstrate readiness capabilities

    Airmen assigned to the 33rd Rescue Generation Squadron test their ability to rapidly deploy forces and sustain operations under degraded conditions while strengthening their warfighting and agile combat employment concepts during the routine operational readiness training exercise, May 5-9, 2025.

  • BH 25-2: 18 CES conducts HAZMAT decontamination training

    The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management flight conducted hazardous material decontamination in support of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2025.

During the training, technicians gathered and labeled samples of the simulated HAZMAT and demonstrated how to