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  • Japan’s Southwestern Air Defense Force commander visits Kadena

    Southwestern Air Defense Force Lt. Gen. Takayuki Terasaki, SWADF commander, comes to Kadena Air Base for a visit to meet with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Gallemore, 18th Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. William Cupp, 18th Wing command chief, to discuss bilateral training and to receive a

  • Forging warrior ethos: Kadena launches first USAF Combatives Course

    A week-long combatvies course, held Sept. 15-19, brought together 46 Airmen from across Kadena. Each morning began with a safety brief and a demonstration from certified Air Force combatives experts. Then came practice; hours of ground drills, defensive maneuvers, and eventually, live sparring.

  • Radiant Falcon sharpens Kadena Airmen’s radiological response readiness

    When a mission-critical aircraft returns to a base contaminated by radiation, every second counts. To prepare for that possibility, Airmen from the 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight joined forces with the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron and the 18th Civil

  • BH 26-1: Airpower out of MCAS Futenma

    U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, launched from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, during a simulated combat mission during BH 26-1, Nov. 5, 2025.

  • BH 26-1: Kadena Airmen prove readiness in MASCAL exercise

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron and 18th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron came to aid personnel from the 18th Comptroller Squadron for a mass casualty training event in support of base-wide operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6,

  • BH 26-1: 4th EFGS Airmen conduct maintenance

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Generation Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, perform maintenance on F-35A Lightning IIs during base-wide operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3, 2025.

  • 18th LRS delivers under pressure

    The 18th logistics readiness squadron's petroleum, oil, and lubricants flight simulated an emergency liquid oxygen refill as a part of a base wide exercise, BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Nov. 5, 2025.

  • 18th CS goes the distance

    Cadences echoed through the streets of Kadena Air Base as Airmen from the 18th Communications Squadron kicked off their first two-mile morale run on Oct. 22, 2025.

  • After dark: nighttime air refueling with the E-3 Sentry

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueled a E-3 Sentry assigned to the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron during nighttime refueling at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 24, 2025. The 961st AACS is a combat-ready E-3 squadron providing airborne command and control, long-range surveillance, detection

  • Fueling the F-35s’ fight

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron refueled F-35A Lightning II's assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron in support of a large force training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2025. The continuous rotation of aircraft to Kadena

  • Carrying their memory forward

    The POW/MIA Remembrance Run 24-hour ruck pays tribute to U.S. service members who endured captivity and those still missing, ensuring their sacrifice is never forgotten.