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  • Strength Through Partnership

    Iwao Horii, Japan’s State Minister of Foreign Affairs, received an immersion tour at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 27, 2026. The tour provided Horii with a deeper understanding of the installation’s mission and capabilities.

  • 18th MDG strengthens readiness with patient decontamination training

    Medical personnel from the 18th Medical Group completed a three-day patient decontamination course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 21–23, 2026, strengthening the wing’s ability to respond to chemical, biological and radiological incidents and sustain operations in contested environments.

  • Carrying the weight

    U.S. service members, civilians and their families ruck during the 13th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March ruck at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 18, 2026. The 8-mile route around the installation’s flight line paid tribute to the casualties and survivors of the 1942 Bataan Death March.

  • Building the future force: AFAC leadership visits Kadena

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeffrey W. Nelson, commander of the Air Force Accessions Center and Air Force Recruiting Service and Chief Master Sgt. Liz Fetherston, command chief of the Air Force Accessions Center and Air Force Recruiting Service, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 20–21, 2026, to

  • 18th Wing command chief trains with military working dog teams

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Will Cupp, 18th Wing command chief, participates in military working dog training with Airmen assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron and MDWs, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 16, 2026. MWDs enhance installation security through detection capabilities and

  • Takeoff to touchdown

    U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs, assigned to the 4th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 356th EFS, and F-16C Fighting Falcons, assigned to the 120th EFS and 119th EFS, deployed to Kadena Air Base, take off and land on the flight line at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 30, 2026. The presence of

  • 909th ARS honors fallen KC-135 crew during vigil at Kadena Air Base

    Thousands of miles from the crash site in western Iraq, Airmen at Kadena Air Base, Japan, joined service members and families across the globe in mourning the loss of a KC-135 Stratotanker crew who died while supporting Operation Epic Fury.The vigil, held at the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, brought

  • BM26: F-16C Fighting Falcons take off to Futenma for training

    U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 119th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron and 120th EFS, deployed to Kadena Air Base, takes off during a USAF-led operational exercise Beverley Midnight 26 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 10, 2026. The U.S. Air Force deploys its most advanced

  • BM26: Every Airman can save a life

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Maintenance Operations Squadron tested their emergency response skills during a simulated injury scenario as part of a USAF Force-led operational exercise Beverly Midnight 26 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 12, 2026.

  • BM26: Joint hot pit refueling strengthens rapid airpower generation

    U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcons assigned to the 120th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, deployed to Kadena Air Base, conducted hot pit refueling with U.S. Marines during a U.S. Air Force-led operational exercise Beverly Midnight 26 at Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Japan, March 11, 2026.

  • BM 26: 18th Wing conducts simulated deployment line

    Members of the 18th Wing coordinated a simulated pre-deployment line during a U.S. Air Force led exercise Beverly Midnight 26 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 11, 2026. Deployment lines are used to process large numbers of troops for movements and ensure that every Airman is equipped with the