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  • When missiles fly, 1-1 ADA fires back.

    Operating out of Kadena Air Base, the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery commands four Mobile Interceptor Missile-104 Patriot missile batteries, rotating and deploying them across the region when needed while maintaining a constant aerial defense presence on Okinawa. These Soldiers stand ready to defend

  • Midnight at Marshall Dining Facility

    The Marshall Dining Facility’s midnight service occurs from 10:30pm to 12:30 am every day to accommodate Airmen working late shifts and those returning from night operations.

  • Airman dorm leaders: more than meets the eye

    U.S. Air Force Airman Dorm Leaders are responsible for the care and oversight of facilities that house unaccompanied Airmen. While many associate ADLs with work orders, processing paperwork, and facility repairs, their role extends far beyond managing physical infrastructure. Beyond facility

  • Building bridges: KLI students tour Kadena Air Base

    Students and teachers from the Kadena Language Institute visited Kadena Air Base on July 18, 2025, for a hands-on tour of key operational facilities, including the engine test cell and the KC-135 Stratotanker flight simulator.

  • F-15EX visit offers first look at Indo-Pacific airpower evolution

    In a significant milestone for U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific, two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Kadena Air Base, July 12, 2025, for integration and familiarization training with local units and joint

  • Gallemore takes command of the 18th Wing

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans officially relinquished command of the 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. John Gallemore during a change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, July 14, 2025. The event was presided over by Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force.

  • Command Team takes final flight

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, flew their final sortie with the 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons on July 9, 2025, marking the end of their leadership at Kadena. To commemorate his time at Kadena and honor

  • Fueling the Mission: DLA Energy Okinawa keeps forces moving

    At U.S. military bases across Okinawa, every successful mission depends on one critical resource: fuel. Ensuring that steady supply is the job of the Defense Logistics Agency Energy Okinawa team, who manage the entire fuel supply chain—from delivery to distribution—for all local and visiting U.S.

  • Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons partnered with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members from the Naha Air Rescue Squadron for exercise Cope Angel 25-1, June 23-27, 2025 at Kadena and Naha Air Bases. Cope Angel is the 33rd RQS’s primary, annual bilateral personnel

  • Defense Minister of Japan visits Kadena

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Minister of Defense, Mr. Gen Nakatani, Ministry of Defense, visited the 18th Wing on June 23, 2025, to learn more about the support Okinawa-based forces provide to the broader Pacific theater.

  • 18th MXG holds weapons load competition

    The 18th Maintenance Group hosted the quarterly weapons load competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2025, bringing together weapons load crews from across the group to test their speed, precision and teamwork.