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  • 18th CES, 3DMEDBN conduct snake handling SMEE

    An akamata and hime habu snake are held up to differentiate their patterns during a subject matter expert exchange at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 13, 2023. This SMEE enabled the 18th Civil Engineering Squadron and 3d Medical Battalion to share expertise on pest management methods and increase

  • 18th MXG wins AF level Daedalian Award

    The 18th Maintenance Group was awarded the 2022 Maj. Gen. Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon Systems Maintenance Trophy at the Air Force level, distinguishing themselves as the U.S. Air Force unit with the best weapon system maintenance.

  • PACAF Command Chief Visits Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, Pacific Air Forces command chief, speaks with the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2023. During his visit, Wolfe toured different facilities, recognized Airmen for excellent performance and

  • Lock and Unloaded

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and 353rd Special Operations Wing position unload a payload using offload method B from a 353rd SOW C-130 Hercules at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5, 2023. This offloading method helps reduce ground time of the C-130, the barrels help

  • Dirt Cheap Rapid Repairs

    A U.S. Marine assigned to the Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 opens a sack of cement during a joint rapid airfield damage repair exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 8, 2023. The concrete was used to fill in artificially made holes for the RADR training.

  • F-35s dominate Pacific skies

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, refueled U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, over the Pacific Ocean, May 23, 2023. Refueling missions extend the breadth of U.S. aerial capabilities throughout the

  • From survival to revival: overcoming abuse

    Autumn’s partner promised he would change. Each time it happened he made the promise again and Autumn wanted to believe him. However, time was never enough. Whether it was a day to a couple weeks, the abuse always came back. Autumn eventually gathered the strength and determination to reclaim

  • Kadena hosts annual Shogun Spark Tank competition

    The 18th Wing hosted the annual Shogun Spark Tank competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 18, 2023. Spark Tank competitions help the Air Force streamline processes by driving Airmen to examine capabilities and identify areas where improvement can be implemented.

  • 320th STS monster mash enhances readiness and resilience

    U.S. Air Force special tactics Airmen with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron pull an MC-130J Commando II 150 meters across the parking apron during Monster Mash, an operational readiness and resilience training, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2023. The Airmen were presented with multiple tasks

  • Pacific Airmen, Soldiers, Marines conduct joint CBRN training

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kali Carter, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear element team member, shows U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps CBRN specialists equipment used by the 18th CES CBRN team at Camp Kinser, Japan, May 17, 2023. Prior to the training

  • Kadena employs sustainable, decisive airpower in the Pacific

    Kadena Air Base, Japan recently earned the 2023 Secretary of Defense Environmental Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award for outstanding achievements in the Department of Defense environmental programs. The Sustainability, Non-Industrial Installation Award recognizes efforts by a DoD

  • Codifying a Legacy: Training, Learning, Preserving

    Over the white skies and snowy mountains of Switzerland, a helicopter hovers over a man trapped on the mountainside. A pararescueman is lowered to the man’s aid. That same day was the pararescueman’s first day of training. Pararescue units train regularly in simulated environments which is

  • 2023 Balikatan CE SME exchange

    To maintain a strong relationship and increase interoperability in the Indo-Pacific, 18th Wing Airmen with the 18th Civil Engineer Group engaged in a four-day Subject Matter Expert Exchange event with the Philippines air force’s 355th Aviation Engineer Wing from Apr. 10 to Apr. 14, 2023. The group