KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The Okinawa summer heat took its toll on about 20 airmen who staggered or were pulled out of formation during the 18th Wing’s change-of-command ceremony here Thursday ...

A Japanese employee at Kadena Air Base died after suffering a medical emergency on the Okinawa installation last week, according to the 18th Wing. The undisclosed medical emergency occurred on April ...

Key Points and Summary - On May 6, 2025, the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, conducted a massive "elephant walk" that "almost nobody covered." -The demonstration, a "direct ...

Exercise designed to train counter air capabilities and strengthen joint interoperability. More than 60 aircraft and 300 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army and Marine Corps participated in ...

Kadena Air Base on the Japanese island of Okinawa is one of the U.S. military's most storied overseas postings. It was first captured from the Japanese during World War II and has been in continuous ...

The flight also happened during a huge shift in organizational structure at the Wing: the 67th FGS (Fighter Generation Squadron) was in fact activated to support the eventual arrival of the next ...

Two F-15C Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron refuel with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron Jan. 10 during exercise WestPac Rumrunner out of Kadena Air Base, Japan.

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Kadena Air Base is the largest U.S. military installation in the Asia Pacific, and is home to the Air Force’s largest combat wing, the 18th Wing. Every day a dizzying array of ...

The United States has staged a show of force with over 50 military aircraft and a pair of missile launchers at Kadena Air Base in Japan, its frontline outpost in the Western Pacific Ocean. The U.S.