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  • KS25 | The 623rd ACS can’t be pinned down

    The 623 Air Control Squadron worked with the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force to provide battle management in support of Exercise Keen Sword 25, Oct 18 - Nov 1, 2024. 

  • Republic of Korea Air Force Academy tours Kadena

    Republic of Korea Air Force Academy students tour Kadena, Nov. 21, 2024. The U.S. Air Force and the Republic of Korea Air Force are committed to working together and learning from one another, strengthening capabilities to project airpower, ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific.

  • 18th CES Airmen and 3DMEDBN Sailors handle Okinawan snakes

    Pest Managers with the 18 Civil Engineer Squadron and 3d Medical Battalion preventive medicine specialists and entomologists practiced snake handling procedures Nov. 20, 2024. During the training, 18 CES Airmen and 3DMEDBN Sailors shared information and experience to build more capable and versatile

  • Kadena Special Olympics goes strong for 2024

    Athletes, families, U.S. service and local community members reunite in the spirit of competition during the Kadena Special Olympics at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 16, 2024.

  • 909th ARS refuels 84th RS

    The RC-135 supports theater and national level consumers with near real-time, on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

  • 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.