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  • American Red Cross tours Kadena

    American Red Cross members engaged with 18th Wing leadership, Emergency Managers, and other mission support personnel to discuss Non-combatant Evacuation Operations, disaster preparedness, shelter operations, and coordination during natural and man-made emergencies. The visit aims to strengthen

  • 18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

    18th Wing leadership visited Amelia Earhart Intermediate School to thank fourth grade students for boosting holiday support to the community at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. Students at the school helped fundraise over 900 pounds of food to serve 73 families in need during Thanksgiving week.

  • JASDF F-15Js and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons Formation

    JASDF F-15Js and U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 36th Fighter Squadron, flew in formation Oct. 1,2025. The bilateral training demonstrated interoperability between forces, and the commitment of both nations to maintain peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific area of

  • Disruptive Duo: EA-37B Compass Call, Growlers add electronic edge

    An Air Force EA-37B Compass Call teamed up with Navy EA-18 Growlers at Kadena. This next-gen electronic attack jet jams enemy networks, keeping the Joint Force dominant in the electromagnetic spectrum. The aircraft integrated with Navy EA-18 Growlers from the Electronic Attack Squadron 131,

  • Korea Marine Exercise Program 25-2: Joint Logistics and Transport training

    U.S. Marines assigned to the 3rd Marine Division, III Marine Expeditionary Force boarded a C-130H Hercules aircraft assigned to the 133rd Airlift Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, in support of Korea Marine Exercise Program 25-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2025. Airmen and Marines

  • KLI hosts spooky halloween exchange

    18th Wing volunteers and Kadena Language Institute students pose for a group photo after a Halloween-themed KLI event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 31, 2025. The event was designed to help the local students improve their English skills in various situations, deepen friendships and foster mutual

  • 18th SFS, JGSDF strengthen partnership through tabletop exercise

    Leaders from the 18th Security Forces Squadron met with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 51st Infantry Regiment command team for a tabletop exercise at Kadena Air Base, Oct. 24, 2025.The exercise focused on developing and refining joint defense strategies to protect Okinawa and key regional

  • F-35s strengthen Indo-Pacific airpower at Kadena

    F-35A Lightning IIs from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, landed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2025, reinforcing the U.S. Air Force’s lethal and agile fighter presence in the Indo-Pacific.

  • U.S. and Japan sister flights team up for bilateral flight

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Jesse Ruter, a weapons systems officer assigned to the 18th Operations Group, joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots from the 204th Fighter Squadron for a bilateral flight at Naha Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2025, strengthening the partnership between two allied air forces.