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  • DAGRE ensures force protection during Gryphon Pacific 20-1

    Deployed Aircraft Ground Response Element operations are an essential part of the expeditionary basing concept. Special operators are able to go anywhere and establish an airfield in order to bring in forces, refuel, rearm, and continue the mission wherever it’s needed. The purpose of Gryphon

  • 8 tips for mental wellness during the holidays

    Holidays are times of enjoyment, but can also bring many stressors. The 18th Wing Mental Health Clinic offers simple, practical advice to help Airmen and their families have a safe holiday season.

  • Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 challenges Special Operators

    The purpose of the Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to exercise the 353rd Special Operations Group’s ability to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the United States Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Airmen hailing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and assigned to the 18th Wing and 353rd SOG,

  • Kadena Innovators compete for AF-level honors

    Members from the 718th Force Support and the 18th Communications Squadrons partnered to develop the Personnel Records Analytics System (PRAS), which was named as one of two PACAF Spark Tank nominees to compete at the Air Force level.PRAS is a data analytics tool commanders can use to pull, real-time

  • Team Kadena conducts Exercise Gryphon Pacific

    The purpose of the Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to exercise the 353rd Special Operations Group’s ability to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the United States Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Airmen hailing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and assigned to the 18th Wing and 353rd SOG,

  • Light, lean and agile: COMPACAF visits Kadena Shoguns

    Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., Pacific Air Forces commander, visited the mighty Kadena Shoguns for a detailed tour of 18th Wing units and agencies and to provide further understanding on where the Keystone of the Pacific fits in the overall PACAF strategic mission. Brig. Gen. Joel Carey, 18th Wing commander,

  • US-Japan Alliance Strengthens as Leaders Unite

    Team Kadena hosted an annual U.S. Forces Japan Joint Bilateral Senior Enlisted Symposium for American and Japanese military leaders from all branches of service of both nations.More than 50 members gathered for a two-day discussion forum on the growing adversarial influences throughout the Pacific

  • Fueling the Fight

    An F-15C Eagle from the 44th Fighter Squadron prepares to refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron Oct. 03, 2019, during a training exercise out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. Boom operators on a KC-135 have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable

  • Followers to Friends: Japanese Twitter fans explore Kadena

    What do a breathalyzer, a recycling center, a go-cart, and an MC-130J Commando II have in common? They were all showcased to more than 35 visitors to Kadena Air Base during an observation tour which displayed the 18th Wing’s commitment to drunk driving prevention, stewardship of the environment,

  • 友人・パートナー・同盟　チーム・カデナと沖縄市が 「トランク・オア・トリート」

    アメリカの伝統であるハロウィーンの日を祝うため、嘉手納基地のアメリカ人ボランティアが沖縄市にある「沖縄こどもの国」で10月26日、トランク・オア・トリートというイベントを開催しました。子供たちは、ハロウィン仕様に飾りつけた車のトランクのそばに立ち仮装したアメリカ人家族からお菓子をもらい、ゲームをし、一緒に写真を撮るなど、イベントを楽しみました。参加した沖縄市の與那嶺克枝副市長は、「お隣と交流する機会であり、こういった機会を通して英語の文化に触れることができ、身近に親しめる」と話しました。アメリカ人ボランティアは、地元の皆さんにアメリカの伝統や風習を紹介することで、日米相互理解の向上に努めます。

  • 18th CMS keeps pilots ready for anything

    Airmen assigned to the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron conduct a 30-day egress final on an F-15C Eagle at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During the routine inspection, the technicians check every component of the egress system for wear or damage, and any expired time-changeable parts are swapped out.

  • Friends, Partners, Allies: Kadena, Okinawa celebrates Trunk-or-Treat

    To celebrate Halloween, a holiday steeped in American tradition, Team Kadena and Okinawa Children’s World Zoo and Museum hosted the Trunk-or-Treat event in Okinawa City, Oct. 28th.During the event, kids went from trunk to trunk collecting candy with U.S. military members and their families, who

  • Okinawan children enjoy trick-or-treating on Kadena AB

    Okinawan citizens were invited onto Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 31, 2019, to participate in trick-or-treating and share in the festivities with their U.S. neighbors. The event enabled service members to share traditional holiday customs with children from surrounding neighborhoods as one of many