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  • ​​​BH 26-1: 18th CES hones aircraft fire and egress response​​

    The 18th Civil Engineer Squadron ​F​ire and ​E​mergency ​S​ervices flight conducted an F-15 ground emergency response exercise during ​base-wide ​operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6, 2025. ​​​​During the simulation, first responders used fire trucks and

  • Mission-ready smiles: Kadena Dental keeps Airmen fit to fight

    Behind every Airman ready to deploy is a team dedicated to keeping them fit to fight, starting with their smile. At Kadena Air Base, the 18th Dental Squadron ensures readiness of the Air Force’s largest combat wing through expert care, teamwork and precision.

  • RC-135V takes intelligence operations ‘down under’

    U.S. Air Force members fromthe 82nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron recently participated in exercise RECCE-Edge 25, Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, May 19–23, 2025. RECCE-Edge 25 is amultinational effort centered on enhancing agile force capabilities, intelligence

  • 18 CES restores water tank in O'Donnell Gardens

    Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Water and Fuels System Maintenance Operations team recently completed a critical repair operation that restored reserve potable water to more than 1,500 residents in the O'Donnell Gardens Military Family Housing area.During a routine check of the base’s

  • BH 25-2: 718 FSS supports contingency beddown operation

    Members of the 718th Force Support Squadron executed a “safe haven” operation, assembling 72 cots in under an hour, to simulate emergency shelter operations during a routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, May 7, 2025. “Safe haven” is part of the 718th FSS’s quarterly readiness plan and was

  • 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

  • Fond farewell to F-15C A5095

    Crew chiefs and pilots with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 67th Fighter Squadron organized a final flight for F-15C Eagle A5095 Aug. 15, 2024.  

  • DoD housing satisfaction survey for tenants available March 4

    Tenants of Department of the Air Force privatized housing and government-owned family housing have an additional avenue for improving their quality-of-life with the March 4 release of the annual Department of Defense Tenant Satisfaction Survey.