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  • Air Force leaders focus on ACE during Kadena visit

    Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin, and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 6, to observe Team Kadena’s unique capabilities and ongoing efforts to re-optimize for great power competition.

  • BDOWG opens the door to the Pacific

    U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps members came together with Japan Self-Defense Force members to increase interoperability between services by conducting the Bilateral Defense of Okinawa Working Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 25-28, 2023.

  • Generate Airpower, Check: Kadena ACEs no-notice exercise

    The U.S. Air Force’s ability to rapidly generate airpower at a moment’s notice was put to the test at Kadena Air Base, when the 18th Wing conducted a no-notice agile combat employment exercise Sept. 22, 2023.Airmen from the 18th Wing partnered with deployed Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force

  • 623rd ACS ACEs Indo-Pacific communication

    The 623rd Air Control Squadron successfully moved Tactical Operations Center-Lite equipment on two HH-60G Pave Hawks from Kadena Air Base to Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, July 18, 2023. This movement was ground-breaking on three fronts that encompass Agile Combat Employment concepts. 

  • Kadena food pantry opens doors to military families

    The Kadena food pantry held a ribbon cutting ceremony signifying their grand opening to serve the local military community at Kadena Air Base, Feb. 8, 2023. Until now, no military affiliated food pantries were available on Okinawa. More than 25 percent of armed forces members reported experiencing

  • 18th Wing, 22nd ARW expand ACE capabilities

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, aboard a KC-46A Pegasus visited Kadena Air Base to enhance Agile Combat Employment capabilities from Oct. 11-15, 2022.

  • 909th fuels the Raptors

    The199th Fighter Squadron F-22A Raptors conducted aerial refueling with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker over the East China Sea June 8, 2022. The 199th FS conducted agile combat employment operation in the Pacific to strengthen the readiness and interoperability needed to defend

  • Pacific Iron 2021: A Fast, Flexible Force

    U.S. Air Force service members from the Pacific Air Forces participated in Operation Pacific Iron, a PACAF dynamic force employment operation taking place in July 2021. Kadena Air Base, home of the 18th Wing, was an indispensable asset in the operation, providing communications throughout PACAF via

  • Airmen, Marines implement ACE concepts

    U.S. service members from the 18th Wing, as well as Airmen from Misawa and Yokota worked in conjunction with Marines during an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, the week of May 3, 2021.During the three-day event multiple units such as the 18th Wing Petroleum, Oil and