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  • 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

  • 909th powers U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps during large force exercise

    A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron conducts aerial refueling operations with U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 214, Marine Aircraft Group 12, and U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 131, over the Pacific

  • MACC-ing History: 18th CONS awards largest construction contract in PACAF

    In a historic move, the U.S. military has awarded the $995 million Okinawa Multiple Award Construction Contract or MACC— the largest construction contract in Pacific Air Forces history — marking a transformational step toward modernizing and sustaining critical infrastructure across Okinawa.The

  • On air, on call: AFN Okinawa's critical role in the Pacific

    As the sun rises over Okinawa, one sound cuts through the early morning stillness: the unmistakable voice of the American Forces Network. From radio to television, AFN Okinawa delivers more than just entertainment; it serves as a lifeline for tens of thousands of service members and their families

  • 18th Munitions Squadron: Arming The Fight

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Twice a year, the Airmen of the 18th Munitions Squadron take part in an operation known as a “Call Forward”: a large-scale munitions resupply mission designed to keep Kadena Air Base fully mission-ready.The operation begins with the arrival of munitions shipped via ocean