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  • BH 26-1: Kadena Airmen prove readiness in MASCAL exercise

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron and 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron came to aid personnel from the 18th Comptroller Squadron for a mass casualty training event in support of base-wide operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6,

  • BH 26-1: 4th EFGS Airmen conduct maintenance

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, perform maintenance on F-35A Lightning IIs during base-wide operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2025.

  • 18th LRS delivers under pressure

    The 18th logistics readiness squadron's petroleum, oil, and lubricants flight simulated an emergency liquid oxygen refill as a part of a base wide exercise, BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 5, 2025.

  • 18th CS goes the distance

    Cadences echoed through the streets of Kadena Air Base as Airmen from the 18th Communications Squadron kicked off their first two-mile morale run on Oct. 22, 2025.

  • After dark: nighttime air refueling with the E-3 Sentry

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueled a E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron during nighttime refueling at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 24, 2025. The 961st AACS is a combat-ready E-3 squadron providing airborne command and control, long-range surveillance, detection

  • Fueling the F-35s’ fight

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueled F-35A Lightning II's assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of a large force training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The continuous rotation of aircraft to Kadena

  • Carrying their memory forward

    The POW/MIA Remembrance Run 24-hour ruck pays tribute to U.S. service members who endured captivity and those still missing, ensuring their sacrifice is never forgotten.

  • ODB Director General tours Kadena

    Mr. Masaru Murai, Okinawa Defense Bureau director general, met with Brig. Gen. John Gallemore, 18th Wing commander, and other 18th Wing leadership Sept. 11, 2025, to familiarize himself with Kadena Air Base and introduce himself as the primary bridge between the Government of Japan, U.S. Forces and

  • Kadena’s KC-135s fuel Freedom Edge 25

    U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy assets support the third iteration of Freedom Edge at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sep. 16, 2025. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States executed the exercise, demonstrating a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula

  • Steps to safety: Kadena and Chatan Town partner for tsunami readiness

    The 18th Wing partnered with Chatan Town to practice disaster evacuation procedures at Kadena, Sept. 20, 2025. Members of Chatan communities practiced walking the official evacuation route through the air base from Kadena Gate 1 to a park on the installation to simulate what would occur during a

  • Never forget: Kadena firefighters lead 9/11 remembrance

    U.S. Air Force Airmen, firefighters, and senior leaders gathered Sept. 11, 2025, to honor the nearly 3,000 lives lost in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks during a memorial ceremony hosted by the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters. The ceremony, held with full honors, paid tribute to the