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  • A photo of three Airman holding a briefing inside KC-135

    909th ARS Refuels Eagles

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron supported F-15C Eagles by providing aerial refueling. The 909 ARS provides combat-ready KC-135 and crew to support peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Indo-Pacific theater.
  • Kadena Honors the Fallen on the 20 Year Anniversary of 9/11

    Kadena Honors the Fallen on the 20 Year Anniversary of 9/11

    Members from Team Kadena attended the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony held at Kadena Air Base, Sept. 10, 2021. The 18th Wing remembers the victims, first responders and service members whose lives were lost due to the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001.
  • Bilateral RADR exercise

    Airfield Exercise Boosts US-JPN Alliance

    Airmen from the U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force huddle up prior to a rapid airfield damage repair exercise Aug. 30, 2019, at Naha Air Base, Japan. The exercise was part of a week-long bilateral partnership-building program, enhancing interoperability and preparedness between the two nations to jointly respond to contingencies. (U.S.
  • The new policy, which goes into effect Monday, establishes a .03 Blood Alcohol Content standard for all drivers on U.S. installations. This is the same limit set by Japanese law and means that the same standards will apply regardless of whether you’re driving on or off base. Operating a motor vehicle with a BAC level of .03 and above constitutes Driving Under the Influence under Japanese law. (U.S. Air Force Graphic by Naoko Shimoji)

    USFJ sets new alcohol limits for on-base driving

    New changes to a U.S. Forces, Japan, regulation will impact how much alcohol drivers on U.S. installations can have in their bloodstreams and still be considered fit to drive.The new policy, which goes into effect Monday, establishes a .03 Blood Alcohol Content standard for all drivers on U.S. installations. This is the same limit set by Japanese
  • Runners finish the last run of the eight-week running improvement program March 18, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. RIP began in 2011 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, where a group of runners and an exercise physiologist at the Health and Wellness Center determined that there was a need to teach people how to run correctly. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nick Emerick)

    RIP roaring and ready to go

    Participants in the running improvement program woke before sunrise March 18 and gathered at the Risner Fitness Center track as the final step in their eight-week long journey to get faster.RIP began in 2011 at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, where a group of runners and an exercise physiologist at the Health and Wellness Center determined that
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Patrick Walsh, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, conducts aircraft barrier recovery training with a Japan Air Self-Defense Force F-15 Eagle fighter pilot assigned to the 9th Wing March 15, 2016, at Naha Air Base, Japan. USAF and JASDF partners overcame their language barriers by communicating through universal hand signals in compliance with NATO standardizations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

    Naha AB airmen train with Team Kadena firefighters

    A 64-mile long, ten-mile wide island occupied by 1.4 million souls leaves zero margin for error with Japanese and U.S. aircraft in the event of an inflight emergency requiring immediate landing procedures.  Naha Air base and Kadena Air Base aircrews train together to ensure the safety of Okinawan residents and safe landing of troubled
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brittany Eley, 18th Communications Squadron, is the recipient of the John L. Levitow Award during the ALS Class 16-C graduation ceremony March 24, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. This award is presented to the student who earns the highest average score on evaluations and most embodies the Air Force core values. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lynette M. Rolen)

    ALS Class 16-C graduates

    During an Airman Leadership School graduation March 24, at the Kadena Officer's Club, 58 Airmen took the next step toward becoming future NCOs and better leaders.Congratulations to the following graduates of ALS Class 16-C:John L. Levitow AwardSenior Airman Brittany Eley, 18th Communications SquadronCommandant's AwardSenior Airman Ethan Staten,
  • Team Kadena members salute the Japanese and U.S. national flags during Jack Oshiro's memorial procession March 18, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The base conducted the memorial procession in memory of Mr. Oshiro who recently passed away. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Peter Reft)

    Team Kadena pays homage to Mr. Jack Oshiro

  • Airmen from the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron participate in a Local Operations Readiness Exercise May 18 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Airmen loaded sensitive equipment onto a truck headed for their alternate operational location after a simulated power outage rendered their main building inoperative. The equipment was needed to re-establish a control center and continue operations. (Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Lottie J. Lowrey)

    961th AACS "bugs out"

  • Maj. Greg Richert accepts a thank-you gift on behalf of Cope Tiger Airmen who donated toys and school supplies to school children during a community outreach event March 18, 2011, in Korat, Thailand. Major Richert is the chief of aerospace medicine at 13th Air Force, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and the medical lead for Exercise Cope Tiger 2011, an annual, multilateral, joint field training exercise being conducted at Korat and Udon Thani Royal Thai Air Bases March 14 through 25. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Kirsten R. Udd)

    U.S.-Thai Airmen have a heart for handicapped children

    Servicemembers presented more than $1,300 in supplies to help Panyahukul Handicapped School students at a community outreach event during Cope Tiger, a multilateral joint and combined field training exercise in Korat, Thailand, March 18.The school staff welcomed U.S. and Royal Thai Air Force Airmen with a donation ceremony to express their
  • YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members of the 320th Special Tactics Squadron from Kadena Air Base, Japan, load an HH-60G Pave Hawk here March 15. The 320th STS has combat controllers, pararescuemen and special operations weather teams to go anywhere and set up forward operating locations and impromptu runways. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

    320th STS, ready to fly anytime, anywhere

  • Members of the 353rd Special Operations Group from Kadena Air Base, Japan, manage the communications room at Sendai Airport March 20. The 320th Special Tactics Squadron set up the communications room to maintain contact with other Operation Tomodachi units via conventional computer, radio and defense switched network methods. The 320th STS is supporting U.S. military efforts to provide assistance to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Samuel Morse)

    353rd SOG manages airfield, supplies Operation Tomodachi

  • YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- Two airmen carry medical supplies to an HH-60 prior to take off here, March 20. The 33rd Rescue Squadron successfully transported supplies to displaced peoples in Kessenuma City, in support of Operation Tomodachi. Kessenuma experienced massive destruction from the earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, March 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/2nd Lt. Christopher Love)

    Combined rescue crew delivers relief supplies

    A combined crew of rescue Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, 33rd Rescue Squadron and 31st Rescue Squadron, all deployed from Kade delivered food, water and medical supplies to Kessenuma City from Yokota, Air Base, Japan, March 20 in support of Operation Tomodachi.Kessenuma City experienced massive destruction from the earthquake and
  • Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, answers questions from the media during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Stan Parker)

    Pacific Air Forces commander focuses on future

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces spoke with national media members to outline his responsibilities during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Gen. Gary North discussed his role as the Pacific Air Forces Commander, and the Air Component Commander to U.S.
  • Tech. Sgt. Guillermo Morillo, an Elizabeth, New Jersey native, carries the POW/MIA flag during the vigil run which took place from 6 a.m. Sept. 17 to 6 a.m. Sept. 18, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. During this 24 hour run, units from around the base carried the flag in honor of our prisoners of war and missing in action. ( U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)

    Kadena honors prisoners of war, missing comrades

    Friday, Sept. 18, marks National POW/MIA Recognition Day and dozens of Kadena volunteers plan to pay tribute with a vigil run and reveille ceremony starting today. Other Kadena Airmen have already paid tribute to their comrades who were held in captivity or have never returned home in their own ways. For Staff Sgt. Jerimiah Walters, 18th
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