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  • Ribbon cutting ceremony held for new Teen Center

    After being closed due to moving buildings, renovations, and COVID-19 restrictions, the Teen Center on Kadena Air Base has officially reopened. Wing leadership celebrated the grand reopening with a ribbon cutting ceremony held June 24, 2020.

  • 18th Dental Squadron creates COVID-19 test swabs

    While we’ve seen no new cases of COVID-19 on Okinawa, the threat of the pandemic is still very real. The Regional Dental Laboratory, which falls under the 18th Dental Squadron, has played an instrumental role in the 18th Wing’s innovation efforts to help flatten the curve. The RDL wasted no time in

  • Innovative Dental Swabs

    The 18th Dental Squadron on Kadena Air Base, Japan put their skills to the test by 3-D printing naso-pharyngeal swabs to test any potential COVID-19 patients. The dental lab is working diligently to ensure the swabs are approved for testing use. (U.S. Air Force video by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah

  • Air Force, Army work together to save a life

    Despite the challenges COVID-19 has caused across the globe, U.S. military members from the Republic of Korea and Japan came together to ensure a valued team member received the life-saving surgery he required.Service members from the Air Force and Army worked together ensuring this member was able

  • Kadena F15s deploy to USCENTCOM

    An F-15C Eagle takes off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 28, 2020, headed for the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. Members of the 18th Wing deployed to CENTCOM to defend U.S. and partner nation interests in the region and preserve the international rules-based order. While the 44th

  • Future Ops maintains counter COVID-19 momentum

    As Team Kadena leaders consider how to implement and update force health protection measures, the Future Operations team, or FUOPS, works behind the scenes to arm decision makers with situational awareness and knowledge to make the most informed decisions.The FUOPS mission enhances leaders’

  • Kadena 3D prints shields in COVID-19 fight

    As experts search for vaccines, Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) shortages have become a critical issue during the outbreak of COVID-19. Many companies, individuals, and institutions have stepped up to fulfill this growing demand – Kadena Air Base is no exception.By utilizing the resources and

  • 嘉手納基地の取り組み

    ここ数日間、沖縄における新型コロナウィルス感染者の数が大きく増えています。4月7日、県内で新たに12名の感染が判明しました。状況の変化に対応すべく、第18航空団は嘉手納基地で勤務する皆さんと私達の任務をしっかり守るため、基地の外における移動の制限をより厳格にします。基地の外での行動に関する今回の指針は、すでに発出されたものに代わるものです。

  • 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit

    Members of the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit conduct an oil inspection on an F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base. The technicians collect samples to ensure the oil is clean and free of metal shavings and sediment. Airmen of Team Kadena rise to the challenge every day to ensure we are mission ready in

  • Kadena Air Base take offs

    F-15C Eagles and KC-135 Stratotankers launch out of Kadena Air Base on April 9, 2020. This dynamic duo is critical to the U.S.-Japan Alliance as they work in tandem to ensure a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.