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  • ACE conducts spoke location exercise

    18th Wing Airmen from various squadrons conducted an Agile Combat Employment F-15C Eagle refueling exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 30, 2024. The exercise simulated a refueling operation from a hub and spoke location in an ACE environment. ACE creates multi-capable Airmen and service members

  • BDOWG opens the door to the Pacific

    U.S. Air Force and U.S. Marine Corps members came together with Japan Self-Defense Force members to increase interoperability between services by conducting the Bilateral Defense of Okinawa Working Group at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 25-28, 2023.

  • Generate Airpower, Check: Kadena ACEs no-notice exercise

    The U.S. Air Force’s ability to rapidly generate airpower at a moment’s notice was put to the test at Kadena Air Base, when the 18th Wing conducted a no-notice agile combat employment exercise Sept. 22, 2023.Airmen from the 18th Wing partnered with deployed Airmen from Seymour Johnson Air Force

  • Northern Edge: ACE in Action

    U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing, 374th Airlift Wing, 4th Fighter Wing and the 354th Fighter Wing, 366th Fighter Wing and 35th Fighter Wing recently partnered with Japan Self-Defense Forces to enhance Agile Combat Employment (ACE) capabilities from dispersed locations during Northern

  • 18th Wing, 22nd ARW expand ACE capabilities

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Airmen from McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas, aboard a KC-46A Pegasus visited Kadena Air Base to enhance Agile Combat Employment capabilities from Oct. 11-15, 2022.

  • The 374th LRS and 36th AS assist U.S. Marines on Iwo Jima

    While aiding Marines with a refueling mission, Airmen from 374th Logistics Readiness Squadron and 36th Airlift Squadron practiced Agile Combat Employment concepts of innovative logistics and force projection capabilities.

  • USFJ medical personnel showcase ACE through joint exercise

    USFJ personnel participated in a medical training exercise, May 12, 2022, at Yokota Air Base, Japan to assess Yokota's ability to perform Agile Combat Employment across a range of military operations in a complex and dynamic international security environment.

  • 35th FW, joint allies participate in ACE exercise at Misawa, Yokota AB

    Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Wing showcased their Agile Combat Employment capabilities during readiness exercise Beverly Sunrise 22-04, at Misawa and Yokota Air Base. The exercise tested real-world contingency operations capabilities, significantly focusing on ACE by physically moving

  • Yokota, partners complete largest MARE in base history

    Throughout the week, units across the 374th Airlift Wing practiced various multi-capable Airmen concepts with very focused goals, but they all came together to participate in a major accident response exercise May 11.The MARE, which was the largest exercise of this type in Yokota history, simulated

  • Multi-Capable Misawa Airmen “ACE” Training To Accelerate Change

    Team Misawa Airmen are actively operationalizing Agile Combat Employment (ACE) by conducting regularly reoccurring weeklong Multi-Capable Airmen (MCA) training at Misawa Air Base, Japan. During the Aug. 30 - Sept. 3, 2021 MCA course, 33 more Airmen from Misawa AB were trained.