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  • RED FLAG-Alaska 22-1 to focus on joint, multilateral readiness

    Red Flag-Alaska 22-1, a Pacific Air Forces-sponsored joint and multilateral exercise, is scheduled to begin April 28 with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through May 13. Red Flag-Alaska is designed to provide realistic combat training in

  • Fueling the fight overnight

    A group of 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagles were refueled by a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker during a nighttime aerial refueling over the Pacific Ocean, April 14, 2022. Nighttime aerial refueling allows aircraft to accomplish the mission efficiently, eliminating the need to

  • 18th CES conducts KC-135 familiarization training

    18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters prepare for 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2022. The training evaluated 18th CES firefighters’ rescue and recovery abilities during a KC-135 engine or cockpit fire.

  • Team Kadena strengthens ties to SWADF through fam flight

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 18th Wing commander, meets with Japan Air Self-Defense Force Lt. Gen. Masahito Yajima, Southwestern Air Defense Force commander, prior to a familiarization flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2022. Yajima’s visit to Kadena highlighted the 18th Wing's

  • 18th MUNS hosts local community to pray at monuments

    Airmen from the 18th Munitions Squadron invite local Okinawans onto the munitions storage area, which houses both a sacred Okinawan site and munitions for the Pacific region, in an effort to cultivate strong relations with host nation allies.

  • Off-duty USAF IDMT to the rescue

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- An independent duty medical technician assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, recently employed her life-saving knowledge to aide a Japanese man on a train after he passed out due to what may have been a case of hypoglycemia at the Yukohashi train station in Fukuoka, Japan,

  • Remembering Iwo Jima

    Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical Group and 18th Civil Engineer Squadron partake in a 10-mile hike at Iwo Jima, Japan, March 23, 2022 and April 6, 2022. These airmen hiked the island to learn about the Battle of Iwo Jima and honor the lives lost during the battle.

  • 909th ARS perform versatile refueling

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueled 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagles over the Pacific Ocean and afterwards got hot pit refueled at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 5, 2022. The 909th ARS practiced versatile refueling strategies, providing and receiving fuel around the

  • Protecting the eyes in the sky

    Kadena’s optometry flight is responsible for maintaining Airmen’s ability to see and provide eyewear to those with vision impairments. Our optometry team works to ensure the eyes in the sky can see clear over the horizon.

  • Joint jungle extract: Airmen, Marines train SERE capabilities

    The 18th Operations Support Squadron survival, evasion, resistance and escape team helped lead a joint exercise at the Marine Corps Jungle Warfare Training Center, Camp Gonsalvez, Japan, March 18, 2022. The joint operation included both Air Force and Marine Corps personnel, allowing units to

  • 18th EMS, MWSS-172 practice crash recovery

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron and U.S. Marines assigned to Marine Wing Support Squadron lift an F-15 Eagle with an All Terrain Crane, known as a MAC-50, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2022. This joint training was performed to test crash recovery

  • USFJ Senior Enlisted Leader visits Team Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Wendell J. Snider, right, U.S. Forces Japan Senior Enlisted Leader, listens to Senior Airman Charles Hayward, left, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron air evacuation medical technician, during a demonstration at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 25, 2022. Snider met

  • 33rd RQS: Firing on all cylinders

    The 33rd Rescue Squadron configures the HH-60G Pave Hawk with the equipment required for their mission, completing operational checks after the weapons are installed to make sure all components are mission ready.

  • 18th EMS: Masters of Heavy Metal

    Aircraft metal technicians assigned to the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron perform inert gas welding at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2022. Aircraft metal technicians fabricate and weld components to ensure reliable operability of mission-essential aircraft.

  • 18th WG CC/CCC recognizes annual award nominees

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, 18th Wing commander and Chief Master Sgt. Ronnie Woods, 18th Wing command chief, recognized 2021 Annual Awards nominees at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 16, 2022. There were 56 nominees for 12 categories. The nominees were said to have demonstrated exceptional