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  • 5th Air Force Senior Enlisted Leader Reinforces Readiness with Team Kadena

    5th Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Shaun Campbell visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13–14, 2026, to connect with Airmen, observe operations firsthand, and gain a deeper understanding of the 18th Wing’s role in maintaining peace and stability throughout the Indo-Pacific region.Campbell kicked

  • Kadena Food Pantry: Supporting Airmen when it matters most

    Run by the Shogun Rising Four Council, the pantry is an Airman-led initiative providing food and essential household items to service members, families, and civilians across Okinawa. What began as a small grassroots effort has grown into the largest free food distribution program run by military

  • Eyes of the Pacific: Allied ISR strengthens deterrence at Kadena Air Base

    In a region where distance defines every mission, information dominance serves as the cornerstone of deterrence. Kadena Air Base stands as the forward hub for joint and allied ISR operations that preserve stability, reassure partners and ensure U.S. forces remain ready to respond at a moment’s

  • 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.

  • Air Refueling: Power beyond the horizon

    A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron conducts aerial refueling operations with B1-B Lancers and F-35 Lightning IIs over the Pacific Ocean, Oct. 27, 2025.The KC-135 is the premier long-term aircraft that provides aerial refueling capabilities for the U.S.

  • F-15Es complete historic forward operations from Diego Garcia

    F-15E Strike Eagles assigned to the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron have rotated out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, concluding a six-month deployment that included a groundbreaking three-month forward operation to U.S. Navy Support Facility Diego Garcia.

  • BH 26-1: Aeromedical Evacuation: Taking Critical Care To The Skies

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron conducted a training flight aboard a C-130J Super Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron, Yokota Air Base, Japan, in support of operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2025.

  • Kadena’s KC-135s fuel Freedom Edge 25

    U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy assets support the third iteration of Freedom Edge at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sep. 16, 2025. Japan, the Republic of Korea, and the United States executed the exercise, demonstrating a new era of trilateral cooperation to ensure peace and stability in the Korean Peninsula