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  • 33rd RQS commander takes final flight

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Louis Nolting, 33rd Rescue Squadron commander and HH-60W Jolly Green II pilot, completes his final flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 30, 2025. Final flights are a time-honored tradition that allow the aircrew's family to have a hand in an important operational moment and

  • Strategic Integration and Deterrence Take Center Stage in Bamboo Eagle

    As the pace and scale of joint operations continue to intensify in the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Air Force and its partners are drawing strategic insights from Bamboo Eagle 25-1, a large-scale exercise designed to refine the command-and-control capabilities needed for the future fight. Held this

  • BH 25-2 Mission ready airmen produce airpower out of MCAS Futenma

    Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 355th Fighter Generation Squadron staged out of Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan to test their ability to rapidly deploy assets from an austere location during a routine 18th Wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base,

  • 961st trains JASDF on new airframe system

    The 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron trained alongside their counterparts, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force 602nd AACS, on their new airframe systems as part of bilateral integration training, June 24-26.

  • Keeping the giants in the sky

    A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron is readied for open fuel tank maintenance at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Open fuel tank maintenance helps find and eliminate any possible failures and maintain the overall integrity of the aircraft.

  • 909th ARS wins Air Force's Albert Evans award

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron was awarded the 2022 Senior Master Sgt. Albert Evans Award, distinguishing themselves as the U.S. Air Force unit with the best in-flight refueling operator section.

  • 18th MXG wins AF level Daedalian Award

    The 18th Maintenance Group was awarded the 2022 Maj. Gen. Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon Systems Maintenance Trophy at the Air Force level, distinguishing themselves as the U.S. Air Force unit with the best weapon system maintenance.

  • PAF 15th Strike Wing Deputy Commander visits Kadena

    Philippine Air Force Col. Joel Inacay, left, 15th Strike Wing deputy commander, poses for a photo with U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sean Purnell, 33rd Maintenance Unit HH-60 journeyman, during a tour of Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 7, 2023. Inacay used this tour as an opportunity to highlight and

  • Connecting Kadena to the Indo-Pacific

    Every day Airmen wake up and put on their uniform to perform a job essential to executing the mission. While getting the mission done is critical, understanding the strategic environment in which Airmen serve is equally important. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Matthew Begeman, 353rd Special Operations