Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, left, sits with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, 18th Wing commander, U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Brandon Wolfgang, 18th Wing command chief, and Chief Master Sgt. Shaun Hardy, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit superintendent for an 18th Wing leadership discussion at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 29, 2024. Meyer had the chance to discuss with Evans on the workings of leadership, his experience as a Medal of Honor recipient, the differences in communication between sister services and different ways that leadership can be further developed.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, center, listens to a brief by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Rogers, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colby Nall, 909th AMU aerospace propulsion specialist at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. Kadena serves as a hub for airpower in the Pacific, ensuring readiness to project force capabilities and provide support to regional allies and partners when necessary. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, left, speaks with U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Young, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Cheavin Kim and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Javanni Roman, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. The conversation helped Meyer familiarize himself with the workings of the F-15C and how it helped ensure air superiority throughout its time in service maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, left, sits in an F-15C Eagle cockpit as he listens to a brief by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Cameron Young, center, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Javanni Roman, 18th AMS crew chief, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. The brief helped Meyer familiarize himself with the workings of the F-15C and how it helped ensure air superiority throughout its time in service maintaining a free and open Indo-Pacific.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

A U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron takes off at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. The 31st RQS and 33rd RQS provide Kadena with alternative ways to rescue and operate in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer accompanies U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron and the 31st RQS on board an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a rescue training mission at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024.The 33rd RQS maintains readiness for the mobilization, deployment and employment of helicopters, as well as the rescue of civilian personnel, U.S. and allied military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer speaks to a group of junior enlisted Airmen during a leadership open forum at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on Sept. 8, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer speaks to Airman Leadership School and Noncommissioned Officer Academy students, during a leadership open forum at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. A veteran of the War in Afghanistan, Meyer was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Ganjgal on Sept. 8, 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer lays in the boom pod onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. Boom operators directly control the metal arm located in the rear of refueling aircraft, commonly known as the boom, to refuel joint and Allied aircraft in mid-air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, right, talks with members from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron on board a KC-135 Stratotanker at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. Airmen with the 18th AES must be prepared to administer care quickly and efficiently to help as many service members and civilians as possible during a mass casualty situation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, left, listens to an HH-60G Pave Hawk brief by U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Aguon, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit crew chief, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. The Pave Hawk is capable of conducting day or night personnel recovery operations in hostile environments and recovering isolated personnel in austere locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, center, listens to a brief by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Rogers, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, and U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colby Nall, 909th AMU aerospace propulsion specialist, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. Boom operators directly control the metal arm located in the rear of refueling aircraft, commonly known as the boom, to refuel joint and Allied aircraft in mid-air. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer, left, listens to a brief by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Sarna, 961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit E-3 C4ISR maintainer, and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Danielle Shovan, 961st AMU crew chief, underneath an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28, 2024. The E-3 provides necessary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance for Allied and partner forces to accomplish missions within the physically extensive and strategically complex Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman, left, assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, and Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer observe a HH-60G Pave Hawk, assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 27, 2024. The 33rd RQS maintains readiness for the mobilization, deployment and employment of helicopters, as well as the rescue of civilian personnel, U.S. and allied military members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez)

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Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer visits Kadena

Published March 6, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Melany Bermudez

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --