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  • 33rd RGS activates at Kadena

    The 18th Wing held the 33rd Rescue Generation Squadron activation ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 24, 2025.

  • BH 25-1: Kadena Airmen demonstrate readiness capabilities

    The 18th Wing conducted an 8-day emergency rapid response exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8-15, 2025. Airmen tested their ability to rapidly deploy forces and sustain operations under degraded conditions while strengthening their warfighting and agile combat employment concepts.

  • 34th BS conducts BTF in the Pacific

    A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a Bomber Task Force mission over the Pacific Ocean, Jan. 15, 2025. Bomber missions

  • BH 25-1: Fighting Falcons practice ACE

    The 18th Wing tested Agile Combat Employment objectives during a base-wide, routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8-15, 2025.

  • BH 25-1: Security Forces Locked and Loaded

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron conduct a gate runner exercise in support of a base wide routine readiness exercise, Jan. 15, 2025.

  • BH 25-1: EOD keeps Kadena safe

    An Explosive Ordnance Disposal team honed their ability to safely detonate simulated unexploded ordnances (UXO) during a routine readiness exercise Jan. 14, 2025. 

  • BH 25-1: Airmen test emergency response

    U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 18th Medical Group and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron delivered life-saving care during a large-scale mass casualty exercise in support of a routine readiness exercise, Jan. 14, 2025.

  • BH 25-1: Kadena conducts fire training

    The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters responded to a simulated structure fire in support of a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2025.

  • BH 25-1: PACE Plans in action

    The 18th Communication Squadron conducted a no-notice communication outage exercise for the 18th Wing in support of a base-wide routine readiness exercise, Jan. 13, 2025.The exercise tested many of the units on Kadena to verify if their primary, alternate, contingency, and emergency (PACE)

  • Vermont Air National Guard deploys to Kadena

    F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, touched down at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2025, the latest round of U.S. Air Force fighter deployments to the Pacific.

  • BH 25-1: Kadena emergency responders stand strong

    Emergency responders from across the 18th Wing collaborated in a major accident response exercise (MARE) in support of a base-wide routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12, 2025.

  • BH 25-1: 33rd, 31st RQS demonstrate CSAR capabilities

    The 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons executed a personnel recovery training mission as part of a base-wide routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2025. The training scenario was designed to practice evacuating personnel in the event of a crash, ensuring survivors can be

  • JASDF, USAF, USMC test airlift skills

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, inspect a forklift during an airlift transportation rodeo at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 20, 2024. USAF, U.S. Marine Corps, and Japanese Air Self-Defense Force service members participated in the competition to increase bilateral

  • 909th ARS extends BTF in the Pacific

    A U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 69th Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, conducts aerial refueling with a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a Bomber Task Force mission over the Pacific Ocean, Dec. 16, 2024. Bomber missions