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  • Ready to execute anytime, anywhere

    Shogun Shield is a recurring dynamic Agile Combat Employment exercise for the 18th Wing, with December’s iteration taking place over the course of three days. This exercise aims to sharpen skills and improve adaptability in all environments so Airmen deployed to remote locations simulating search

  • Baking a difference: Team Kadena 2024 Cookie Drive

    The First Sergeants Council and volunteer spouses with the 18th Wing collected, sorted, packed and distributed 1,778 bags of cookies to Kadena dorm residents Dec. 12-13, 2024. Kadena's annual cookie drive provides cookies to Airmen, Guardians, Soldiers, Marines and Sailors in the dorms in hopes of

  • Shogun Shield: rescue training in action

    U.S. Air Force pararescuemen, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, conducts a patient rescue demonstration with the 33rd Rescue Squadron during exercise Shogun Shield.

  • USAF and PAF Enhance Regional Security

    The U.S. Air Force and Philippine Air Force integrated USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons and PAF FA-50s to conduct training over the Philippine Sea, Nov. 26, 2024. The USAF is committed to conducting bilateral training with the PAF, demonstrating interoperability and enhancing security architecture within

  • KS25 | The 623rd ACS can’t be pinned down

    The 623 Air Control Squadron worked with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force to provide battle management in support of Exercise Keen Sword 25, Oct 18 - Nov 1, 2024. 

  • Republic of Korea Air Force Academy tours Kadena

    Republic of Korea Air Force Academy students tour Kadena, Nov. 21, 2024. The U.S. Air Force and the Republic of Korea Air Force are committed to working together and learning from one another, strengthening capabilities to project airpower, ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  • 18th CES Airmen and 3DMEDBN Sailors handle Okinawan snakes

    Pest Managers with the 18 Civil Engineer Squadron and 3d Medical Battalion preventive medicine specialists and entomologists practiced snake handling procedures Nov. 20, 2024. During the training, 18 CES Airmen and 3DMEDBN Sailors shared information and experience to build more capable and versatile

  • Kadena Special Olympics goes strong for 2024

    Athletes, families, U.S. service and local community members reunite in the spirit of competition during the Kadena Special Olympics at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 16, 2024.

  • 909th ARS refuels 82nd RS

    The RC-135 supports theater and national level consumers with near real-time, on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

  • Kadena hosts Okinawa vendor showcase

    The 18th Contracting Squadron hosted an event bringing local vendors on base to strengthen relationships and increase access to mission-supporting resources, Nov. 5, 2024.

  • DLA Energy Okinawa hosts joint fuel spill response exercise

    Service members and civilian contractors come together in a collaborative exercise to go over procedures for a fuel spill. The Defense Logistics Agency annual spill response training provides the foundational knowledge on how response units come together and discuss roles and responsibilities for

  • 18th AES trains to answer the call

    Transporting the nation's sick and wounded warriors from the battlefield to the home front is more than just a one-person job. It's a multi-layered process involving personnel on the ground and in the air.

  • New USFJ/5AF Commander visits Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force commander, visits Kadena Air Base as part of his immersion tour. Jost learned about the 18th Wing’s mission, its combat capabilities and their role in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  • Airmen attend KLI Halloween culture exchange

    18th Wing volunteers attended a Halloween-themed cultural exchange event with Kadena Language Institute students, helping them expand their English skills and strengthening relations with the neighboring community.