18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Cupp, 18th Wing command chief, talks with Amelia Earhart Intermediate School students at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. The students assisted in a food drive that increased food donations by 205% in 10 days during the Thanksgiving holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

An Amelia Earhart Intermediate School student looks at boxes of snacks at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. Students helped fundraise over 900 pounds of food to serve 73 families in need during Thanksgiving week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Arnett, 18th Wing deputy commander, addresses Amelia Earhart Intermediate School students at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. The students assisted in a food drive that increased food donations by 205% in 10 days during the Thanksgiving holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

18th Wing personnel converse with Amelia Earhart Intermediate School teachers at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. Students at the school helped fundraise over 900 pounds of food to serve 73 families in need during Thanksgiving week. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. William Cupp, 18th Wing command chief, talks with Amelia Earhart Intermediate School students at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. The school’s fourth grade classes worked with the Kadena commissary to decorate paper bags holding food items in an effort to increase donations to the food pantry for families in need during the Thanksgiving holiday. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman James Johnson)

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18th Wing leaders recognize Amelia Earhart students for community impact

Published Dec. 12, 2025
By Senior Airman James Johnson
18th Wing Public Affairs

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan --

18th Wing leadership visited Amelia Earhart Intermediate School to thank fourth grade students for boosting holiday support to the community at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2025. Students at the school helped fundraise over 900 pounds of food to serve 73 families in need during Thanksgiving week.