Team Kadena participates in Rescue Flag Okinawa 2023 Published Nov. 8, 2023 By Airman 1st Class Catherine Daniel and Airman 1st Class Luis E. Rios Calderon 18 Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Japan Air Self-Defense Force and U.S. Air Force service members participate in a water rescue training during Rescue Flag Okinawa 2023 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2023. U.S. military forces flew the MC-130J Commando II, HH-60G Pavehawk alongside Japanese forces flying the U-125A, UH-60J and the US-2, to take on challenging search and rescue scenarios, and execute the first open-ocean patient transfer from a US-2 to a helicopter.