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  • Raptors arrive to the Keystone of the Pacific

    U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptors, operated by the 199th and 19th Fighter Squadrons, arrive at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 28, 2024. While deployed to the Keystone of the Pacific, 19th and 199th FS Raptors will work in conjunction with additional heavy, reconnaissance, and fourth generation fighters,

  • RAAF Air Vice-Marshal visits Kadena

    Royal Australian Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Carl Newman, Pacific Air Forces Australian deputy commander, recently visited Japan to meet with commands in the region including 18th Wing, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and the 336th Fighter Generation Squadron to gain a deeper understanding of their

  • Easy in easy out, KC-135 hot pit refueling

    A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 92nd Air Refueling Squadron,Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., takes off from a runway after a hot-pit refuel on a KC-135 Stratotanker in support of Exercise Mobility Guardian 23 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 9, 2023. The hot-pit refueling process resulted in an