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  • 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.

  • Housing Shortage: what you should know

    Recently, A U.S.-funded military construction project recently completed in Spring 2024 included 100 newly renovated Company Grade Officer and Field Grade Officer homes in Sebille Manor on Kadena with residents moving into the homes in July. However, Kadena civil engineers identified a flaw that is

  • KS25 | USAF, JASDF maintainters generate Keen Sword air power

    Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance.

  • Not so explosive training

    Airmen from the 3rd Munitions Squadron and 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, integrated with the 18th MUNS and conducted bomb-building training using inert bombs, learning how they function, inspecting and preparing them before installing them with joint direct attack munition guidance tail kits.

  • KS25 | US, JASDF fly high during Keen Sword 25

    Keen Sword is a biennial, joint and bilateral field-training exercise involving U.S. military and Japan Self-Defense Force personnel, designed to increase readiness and interoperability while strengthening the ironclad U.S.-Japan alliance.

  • Sweden and Switzerland swing by Kadena

    Distinguished visitors, Swiss Army Maj. Gen. Ivo Burgener, head of the Swiss delegation to the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission and Swedish Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Lena Persson Herlitz, head of the Swedish delegation to the NNSC toured the base with 18th Wing leadership. The goal of the visit

  • Fire Prevention Week

    During Fire Prevention Week the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron hosted multiple events as part of the annual observance aimed at raising awareness of fire safety and how to properly contact emergency services.

  • Raptors and falcons nest at Kadena

    The 18th Wing welcomes new rotational forces from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, and Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. Together they represent the U.S. Air Force's continued commitment to enhancing posture and building on the strong foundation in the Indo-Pacific.

  • 5th Air Force deputy commander visits Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Col. John Schutte visited Kadena Air Base for an on-the-ground and aerial tour of the base to better learn of Kadena’s combat capabilities, operational readiness and its mission in keeping a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  • 199th, 19th, 27th Squadrons Depart the 18th Wing

    Airmen from the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons, and the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron will return home this October after completing their six-month deployment in support of Kadena Air Base’s modernization plan of retiring the aging fleet of F-15C/D Eagle aircraft.

  • 721st CRS train MRA concepts on Kadena HH-60Ws

    Airmen from the 721st Contingency Response Squadron, Travis Air Force Base visited Kadena on a mission-ready airmen event to become more experienced with the HH-60W, on Sept. 23, 2024.