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  • Hawk eyes: 33rd Rescue Squadron training for readiness

    U.S Air Force 1st Lt. Trent Badger, 33rd Rescue Squadron co-pilot, checks an HH-60G Pave Hawk prior to a training flight at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1, 2021. The 33rd RQS conducts extensive training in various rescue scenarios to ensure they are ready to effectively respond to real-world

  • Kadena's TLAMM-P keeps USINDOPACOM ready

    The 18th Medical Support Squadron set up the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel-Pacific, which acts as the epicenter to deliver medical supplies and equipment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command theater outside of the Republic of Korea, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2021.

  • Kadena Major Accident Response Exercise

    U.S. Airmen from the 18th conducted a Major Accident Response Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 21, 2021. The exercise is used to test the readiness and response capabilities of the 18th Wing during an emergency.

  • Kadena maintainers manufacture the future

    Airmen from the 18th Wing and 353rd Special Operations Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, made history by installing the first ever 3-D printed aircraft part onto an MC-130J Commando II, creating an important step towards bringing additive manufacturing to a level of reliability that could make a big

  • 18 AES medical training

    The 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a medical training flight with KC-135 Stratotankers. The 18th AES uses these exercises to stay ready for any medical situation, ensuring mission success through practice and preparation.

  • Q.A. for a Day – a safer, better Air Force

    Many programs exist for interoperability between the different units on Kadena Air Base, but QA for a Day lets maintainers from the 18th Maintenance Group get insight on what quality assurance evaluators look for when they're evaluating maintainers.

  • Northern Edge 2019 aircraft arrivals

    Northern Edge is one in a series of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command exercises in 2019 that prepares joint forces to respond to crises in the Indo-Pacific region.

  • Spark Tank Innovation

    Units from around Kadena Air Base's 18th Wing compete for $146,000 in innovation funding by presenting their best ideas and concepts to a panel of senior leaders who provided feedback and determined the amount of funding awarded.