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  • KLI hosts spooky halloween exchange

    18th Wing volunteers and Kadena Language Institute students pose for a group photo after a Halloween-themed KLI event at Kadena Town, Japan, Oct. 31, 2025. The event was designed to help the local students improve their English skills in various situations, deepen friendships and foster mutual

  • 18th SFS, JGSDF strengthen partnership through tabletop exercise

    Leaders from the 18th Security Forces Squadron met with the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force’s 51st Infantry Regiment command team for a tabletop exercise at Kadena Air Base, Oct. 24, 2025.The exercise focused on developing and refining joint defense strategies to protect Okinawa and key regional

  • 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.

  • U.S. and Japan sister flights team up for bilateral flight

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Jesse Ruter, a weapons systems officer assigned to the 18th Operations Group, joined Japan Air Self-Defense Force pilots from the 204th Fighter Squadron for a bilateral flight at Naha Air Base, Japan, Nov. 19, 2025, strengthening the partnership between two allied air forces.

  • 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.

  • BH 26-1: Readiness on the runway, Airmen hone rapid repair skills

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron enhanced their ability to restore flight operations through rapid airfield damage repair training during base-wide operational readiness exercise BH 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 6, 2025.

  • German officials gain firsthand look at Kadena’s Indo-Pacific mission

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. John Gallemore, 18th Wing commander, welcomed Petra Sigmund, Director General for East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Pacific at the Federal Foreign Office, for a hands-on look at Kadena’s mission. From the flight line to the briefings, the visit strengthened cooperation with