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  • 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

  • Team Kadena Operators Honor Ultimate Sacrifice

    Airmen and family members with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron conducted a five-mile memorial ruck in honor of two fallen pararescuemen.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Barton, from the 320th STS, and Tech. Sgt. Peter Kraines, from the 24th Special Operations Wing, died

  • Strengthening Alliances

    U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. James Walker, 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator, works the controls in his boom pod during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS helps ensure a free-and-open Indo-Pacific by providing air refueling to U.S., allies and partners within the area of

  • 18th LRS POL Airmen fuel the flightline

    The 18th LRS petroleum, oil and lubricants flight supports all home station and transient aircraft, managing 1.3M gallons of fuel annually for 320 organizations.

  • 18th SFS trains to protect, defend Team Kadena

    Personnel from the 18th Security Forces Squadron conduct nonlethal training at Kadena Air Base, Oct. 18, 2019. 18th SFS personnel train regularly to maintain base defense and law enforcement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

  • Family Advocacy builds healthy communities

    Family Advocacy is a Department of Defense program designed to provide prevention and clinical services to families and couples impacted by family violence. The program builds healthy and resilient communities by promoting family, community, and mission readiness.

  • Leading the Pack

    A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flight line Oct. 3, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Boom operators on a KC-135 have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable aircraft, thousands of feet above the ground, flying at 230 miles per hour, while only 47 feet from the receiving

  • 18th LRS conducts ATSO training

    The ATSO training tested Airmen with various emergency situations including chemical attacks, unexploded ordnance, and Self-Aid and Buddy Care.

  • Rescue Airmen: Low density, high demand

    The 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, train, plan and execute every day to ensure they have what it takes to help when someone’s life is on the line.

  • From Neighbors to Friends: Kadena Youth Center hosts culture exchange

    Children from Okinawa and the Kadena Youth Center pose for a photo during Cultural Exchange Day Sept. 28, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event enabled 49 children from Okinawa and the military community to play and interact with each other through a variety of both American and Japanese games

  • Airman Climbs to Resiliency

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aurora Ortiz, aerospace ground equipment journeyman assigned to the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, stretches before a climbing session Sep. 5, 2019, in Chibana, Japan. For Ortiz, climbing is not only a physical outlet to cope with everyday stressors, but also an