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May 13, 2024
Police Week opening ceremony 2024

Police Week recognizes the service and sacrifice of U.S. law enforcement members, paying special tribute to those who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others. In 1962, U.S. President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day
April 28, 2024
Athena has landed: 374 MDG revives overseas plastic surgery program

The timeline was set and patients were on the move as the carefully selected team prepped and readied to take on the first Athena mission since the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic.
April 14, 2024
YMS students beautify school grounds for Earth Day

Yokota Middle School students, equipped with gloves and shovels, planted flowers around the school’s newly-erected sakura tree at Yokota Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2024.
Feb. 6, 2024
909th ARS refuels Navy P-8 Poseidon

A U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron conducts aerial refueling with a U.S.Navy P-8 Poseidon over the Pacific Ocean, Feb. 1, 2024. The 909th ARS is the Pacific Air Force's lead force for air refueling joint and Allied aircraft during all contingencies.
Nov. 22, 2023
United in Strength: aircraft line the runway at Kadena Air Base

Just another Tuesday at Kadena Air Base! Every day, the 18th Wing and its mission partners on base conduct joint air operations featuring a range of unique aircraft, but you don’t always get to see it in one place.
Oct. 2, 2023
5th Air Force command visits Kadena

5th Air Force leadership visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 27-28, 2023. During their visit, 5th Air Force leadership spoke with service members and facility managers from various squadrons and agencies to discuss future and current operations at Kadena.
Sept. 26, 2023
Forging bonds for a secure Indo-Pacific

Flight crews from the Royal Australian Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sep. 19, 2023. USAF, JASDF and RAAF members refined in-flight communications procedures and established threat warning channels to ensure each nation is ready to provide mutual support
Aug. 14, 2023
Lightning Strikes at Kadena

Service members from the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and 336th Fighter Squadron, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, discussed operations, performed pre-flight preparations and departed Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 11, 2023. By operating out of
May 19, 2023
Southern Beach exercise continues to fortify USAF, JASDF alliance

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Kadena Air Base partnered with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, the 336th Fighter Squadron from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., and 391st FS, Mountain Home, Idaho, to complete Exercise Southern Beach May 16-18, 2023
May 11, 2023
Kadena Shoguns face off with Japan & U.S. teams at 2023 Dragon Boat Races

A Japanese team competes in the 2023 Naha Hari Dragon Boat Races in Naha City, Japan, May 5, 2023. Teams from Kadena Air Base joined other U.S. and Japanese boat teams in the first races held since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. Raymond Geoffroy)

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