Dec. 4, 2025 F-35s strengthen Indo-Pacific airpower at Kadena F-35A Lightning IIs from the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, landed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 7, 2025, reinforcing the U.S. Air Force’s lethal and agile fighter presence in the Indo-Pacific.
March 1, 2024 4th FGS, 18th LRS and 1st SOS conduct FARP demonstration U.S. Air Force Airmen with the 4th Fighter Generation Squadron, 1st Special Operations Squadron and 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron conducted a forward area refueling point demonstration on F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 4th Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, at Kadena Air Base,
Feb. 29, 2024 Airmen conduct ACE rapid turn exercise Airmen with the 388th Fighter Wing conducted a cold integrated combat turn and rapid refuelings on F-35A Lightning IIs. The service members traded maintenance roles as part of Agile Combat Employment's training to create multi-capable Airman. Exercises like these strengthen ACE operations to