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Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Riichi Furugaki,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Riichi Furugaki,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Riichi Furugaki, JASDF Air Staff College director of education department, greets U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. William Holmquist, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operations o... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structures apprentice, removes a nail from a wall frame as part of a workspace expansion project at the 961st Airborne Air Control Sq... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Pedro Jimenez, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Pedro Jimenez, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Pedro Jimenez, 18th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, drives a weapon loader during the first bilateral weapons load exchange between Kadena Air Base and the Japan Air ... More

Jamie Brown, U.S. Paratriathlon National Team elite

Jamie Brown, U.S. Paratriathlon National Team elite

Jamie Brown, U.S. Paratriathlon National Team elite paralympic athlete, swims laps at the pool Aug 13, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Brown’s biggest challenge is overtraining, which he relies on his team and... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Kristopher W. Struve, left, the

U.S. Air Force Col. Kristopher W. Struve, left, the

U.S. Air Force Col. Kristopher W. Struve, left, the 35th Fighter Wing commander, showcases Draughon Range to Lt. Gen. Kevin B. Schneider, right, the U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force commander, at Draughon ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Skeen,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Skeen,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Skeen, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engine specialist, awaits instruction during joint-aircraft training with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron July 16, 2018,... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray commemorating the final flight piloted by outgoing 18th Wing vice commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, May 7, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Dating... More

The 18th Medical Group took a moment to show their

The 18th Medical Group took a moment to show their

The 18th Medical Group took a moment to show their appreciation and thank the Marine Corps Installations Pacific on MCAS Futenma, Japan for their COVID-19 response efforts, Oct. 26, 2020. They were instrumental... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise McCarthy, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise McCarthy, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise McCarthy, 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, cleans a flight helmet April 18, 2017, at Kadena Air ... More

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour guide, explains the Battle of Okinawa to cadets from the Australian Defence Force Academy while standing on a former Japanese machine gun bunker April 9, 201... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate in the Fallen/Suicide Law Enforcement Officer Ruck March at Kadena Air Base, Japan, for police week, May 15, 2019. National Police Week was first established i... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron train members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force on the operation of a front-end loader during flightline repair training Feb. 28, 2018, at Kadena Ai... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sha’leah Paul, left, Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sha’leah Paul, left, Airman

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sha’leah Paul, left, Airman 1st Class’ Ashley Cromwell, center, and Gabrielle McDowell, right, all 18th Medical Group medical material technicians, review a list of medical materials M... More

Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare

Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare

Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare an F-15C Eagle oil sample for inspection. Joint Oil Analysis Program (JOAP) samples will be inspected for metal shavings and sediments to ensure the oil is... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Austin Hurley, 44th Fighter

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Austin Hurley, 44th Fighter

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Austin Hurley, 44th Fighter Squadron pilot, prepares for flight April 19, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 44th FS is one of two F-15 Eagle units in the Asian-Western Pacific area of ... More

Mario Damian, 18th Civil Engineer Group high voltage

Mario Damian, 18th Civil Engineer Group high voltage

Mario Damian, 18th Civil Engineer Group high voltage electrician leader, tests an infrared scanner on a power transformer April 17, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Infrared scanners are used to measure the amo... More

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base

A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, takes-off June 19, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The F-22 is being deployed under U.S. PACOM’s theater security package (TSP) progra... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrew Lee, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance technician, drains oil from a government operated vehicle Sept. 11, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maintaining... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wirayut Sae-chu, 18th Equipment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wirayut Sae-chu, 18th Equipment

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Wirayut Sae-chu, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment craftsman, checks the wiring on an MB-8 air compressor Dec. 18, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The aer... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aurora Ortiz, aerospace

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aurora Ortiz, aerospace

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aurora Ortiz, aerospace ground equipment journeyman assigned to the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, attempts a difficult route at a climbing gym Sep. 5, 2019, outside Kadena Ai... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Kelley, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Kelley, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Thomas Kelley, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, removes a blockage from the spray-tip of a water-jet cutting machine Aug. 20, 2018, at Kadena Air... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Smallwood, military

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Smallwood, military

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Smallwood, military working dog (MWD) handler assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron, pets MWD Ayila during a MWD retirement ceremony July 26, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Ja... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Hatcher, 67th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Hatcher, 67th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Dennis Hatcher, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, steps away from an F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron after marshaling it out to the taxiway during annual exerc... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Moss, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Moss, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joseph Moss, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle operator, inspects an M50 Joint Service General Protection Mask March 29, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The M50 JSGPM has a po... More

Members from the U.S. Army, Marines, Japan Air Self-Defense

Members from the U.S. Army, Marines, Japan Air Self-Defense

Members from the U.S. Army, Marines, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Air Force and Air Force National Guard from Michigan and Texas participated in the Joint and Coalition Chemical, Biological, Radiological and N... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Randy Maldonado, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Randy Maldonado, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Randy Maldonado, 18th Medical Group biomedical equipment technician, repairs a centrifuge March 21, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. A centrifuge is used to separate the different c... More

More than 250 staff sergeants from around the 18th

More than 250 staff sergeants from around the 18th

More than 250 staff sergeants from around the 18th Wing celebrate their promotion to technical sergeant on Kadena Air Base, July 19, 2019. The promotees are charged with being their organizations’ technical exp... More

Participants throw powder on each other during the

Participants throw powder on each other during the

Participants throw powder on each other during the Hope Glows 5k Color Run April 28, 2018 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event featured a slip n' slide, black lights, UV color throw powder, and was to support S... More

Staff Sgt. Jonathon Simmons, 18th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jonathon Simmons, 18th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Jonathon Simmons, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons standardization evaluator, inspects ammunition during an annual "turkey shoot" weapons load competition July 16, 2018, on Kadena Air Base,... More

U.S. Air Force Col. George Vogel, 18th Wing vice commander

U.S. Air Force Col. George Vogel, 18th Wing vice commander

U.S. Air Force Col. George Vogel, 18th Wing vice commander salutes Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander during the 18th Wing change of command ceremony July 8, 2019, at Kadena... More

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcon prepares

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcon prepares

A Republic of Korea Air Force F-16D Falcon prepares to perform refuel training with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a training exercise Oct. 8, 2019. The 909th ARS from Kadena... More

Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, commander,

Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, commander,

Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, commander, addresses Japan Air Self Defense Force members at Naha Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2018. Martinez visited the base to recognize the life saving actions and ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ryan Marr, 18th Medical Group

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ryan Marr, 18th Medical Group

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ryan Marr, 18th Medical Group pharmacy craftsman, processes prescriptions, June 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The pharmacy processes and fills prescriptions for hundreds of differ... More

Staff Sgt. Brent Abbott, 18th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Brent Abbott, 18th Aircraft Maintenance

Staff Sgt. Brent Abbott, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hydraulics craftsman, left, and Airman 1st Class Peyton Green, 18th AMXS crew chief, replace a part on a 909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotan... More

U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force service members

U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force service members

U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force service members listen to a briefing Nov. 28, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The individuals participated in a professional enhancement seminar as part of the 2018 Bilate... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tomas Figueroa, 18 Civil

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tomas Figueroa, 18 Civil

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tomas Figueroa, 18 Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management journeyman, instructs a class on the inspection of the M50 Joint Service General Protection Mask March 29, 2018, at K... More

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing,

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing,

Two F-16C Fighting Falcons from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, fly during a training exercise Oct. 4, 2019. In an air-to-surface role, the F-16C Fighting Falcon can fly more than 500 ... More

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagle assigned to the 67th Fighter Squadron takes off during Exercise WestPac Rumrunner Jan. 10, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Exercises like Rumrunner utilize agile combat employment ... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander (left) and Brig. Gen. Joel Carey (middle) pass the guidon while Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham (right) stands at attention duri... More

A U.S. Air Force combat arms instructor assigned to

A U.S. Air Force combat arms instructor assigned to

A U.S. Air Force combat arms instructor assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron, checks a target during an Excellence in Competition shooting event, Sept. 18, 2019, at Kadena Air Base. The EIC is a compet... More

An F-15D Eagle sits in a protective aircraft shelter

An F-15D Eagle sits in a protective aircraft shelter

An F-15D Eagle sits in a protective aircraft shelter during the first bilateral weapons load exchange between Kadena Air Base and the JASDF, May 23, 2019. The goal of the training is to accurately and safely lo... More

An HH-60G Pave Hawk sits on the tarmac during pre-flight

An HH-60G Pave Hawk sits on the tarmac during pre-flight

An HH-60G Pave Hawk sits on the tarmac during pre-flight inspections May 8, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 33rd RQS, also known as the Jolly Green Giants, maintain a high tempo of operations and training ... More

U.S. Airmen render a salute as they conduct a high

U.S. Airmen render a salute as they conduct a high

U.S. Airmen render a salute as they conduct a high altitude, low opening jump off an MC-130J Commando II April 24, 2017, above Okinawa, Japan. Kadena Air Base land and water drop zones are suited for multi-pass... More

Airman 1st Class Justice Moore, 18th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Justice Moore, 18th Force Support

Airman 1st Class Justice Moore, 18th Force Support Squadron food services apprentice, cracks a smile as he whips up some mashed potatoes July 13, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Marshall Dining Facility is... More

Servicemembers from all branches participate in a fitness

Servicemembers from all branches participate in a fitness

Servicemembers from all branches participate in a fitness challenge during the Okinawa Joint Professional Military Education Experience April 3, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. With the military becoming more ... More

U.S. Air Force 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen

U.S. Air Force 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen

U.S. Air Force 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen and Navy Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Seabees recycle asphalt during a rapid airfield damage repair exercise Nov. 18, 2020, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The j... More

Attendees listen to an announcement during a Key Spouse

Attendees listen to an announcement during a Key Spouse

Attendees listen to an announcement during a Key Spouse appreciation luncheon March 2, 2018 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Key Spouses are commander-appointed and serve as a resource to command teams in an effort t... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Bryant, 525th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Bryant, 525th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Taylor Bryant, 525th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, goes through pre-flight procedures June 28, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Rotational forces are integral to increasing ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate in the Fallen/Suicide Law Enforcement Officer Ruck March on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 15, 2019. The Airmen and Marines wear photos of fallen officers on thei... More

Airman 1st Class Kyle Shippey, 18th Civil Engineer

Airman 1st Class Kyle Shippey, 18th Civil Engineer

Airman 1st Class Kyle Shippey, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron electrical systems journeyman from Van Buren, Arkansas, was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week for the week of June 3-7, 2019, at Kadena A... More

Senior Airman Fredricka Rippy, 18th Operations Support

Senior Airman Fredricka Rippy, 18th Operations Support

Senior Airman Fredricka Rippy, 18th Operations Support Squadron commander support staff from San Antonio, Texas, was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week for the week of Aug. 5-9, 2019, at Kadena Air ... More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Devin Williams, 18th Equipment

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Devin Williams, 18th Equipment

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Devin Williams, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance section chief and Kadena Top 3 Okinawa Outreach team lead, thanks teens for their regular contribut... More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, 18th Wing

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Barry Cornish, 18th Wing commander, taxis an F-15 Eagle from the 67th Fighter Squadron after his final flight June 29, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part of the tradition for a ... More

An F-15C Eagle lands on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April

An F-15C Eagle lands on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April

An F-15C Eagle lands on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 9, 2019. The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battl... More

U.S. Air Force cable and antenna maintenance technicians

U.S. Air Force cable and antenna maintenance technicians

U.S. Air Force cable and antenna maintenance technicians from the 18th Communications Squadron train alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force professionals during a bilateral training exercise at Kadena Air Base,... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen land during paradrop training

U.S. Air Force Airmen land during paradrop training

U.S. Air Force Airmen land during paradrop training Oct. 29, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Per bilateral agreements between the U.S. and Japan, Kadena AB is used as an alternate drop location when the primar... More

U.S. Air Force weapons Airmen from the 67th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force weapons Airmen from the 67th Aircraft

U.S. Air Force weapons Airmen from the 67th Aircraft maintenance Squadron pass an F-15 Eagle during annual exercise Cope North Feb, 23, 2017 on the flightline of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. During the exerci... More

Members from local firefighting units walk to an F-15

Members from local firefighting units walk to an F-15

Members from local firefighting units walk to an F-15 Eagle static display during annual hands-on fire training August 14, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. More than 50 local firefighters visited to observe how... More

Refueling hoses sit on an R-12 truck, Dec. 21, 2017,

Refueling hoses sit on an R-12 truck, Dec. 21, 2017,

Refueling hoses sit on an R-12 truck, Dec. 21, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The refueling maintenance shop is an outlying vehicle maintenance shop of the 18th Wing Logistics Readiness Squadron at Kadena AB ... More

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing,

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing,

An F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, flies during a training exercise Oct. 04, 2019. In an air combat role, the F-16C's maneuverability and combat radius excee... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Allen, 353rd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Allen, 353rd

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Anthony Allen, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Electronic Warfare Systems apprentice prepares to work on electronic warfare systems, April 4, 2018, at Kadena Air Ba... More

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ryan Marr, 18th Medical Group

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ryan Marr, 18th Medical Group

U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Ryan Marr, 18th Medical Group pharmacy craftsman, processes prescriptions, June 8, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The pharmacy processes and fills prescriptions for hundreds of differ... More

Makoto Otsuka, director general of the Holocaust Education

Makoto Otsuka, director general of the Holocaust Education

Makoto Otsuka, director general of the Holocaust Education Center in Hiroshima, Japan, holds up a picture of Anne Frank, a prominent and well-known victim of the Holocaust, May 2, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japa... More

Airmen from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron egress shop perform a visual inspection of an ejection seat Feb. 7, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Egress is a specialized career field and requires attenti... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashley Cromwell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashley Cromwell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ashley Cromwell, 18th Medical Group medical material technician, stacks boxes of medical supplies March 21, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Medical materials go through the ware... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Bland, 18th Medical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Bland, 18th Medical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Bland, 18th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician, secures a pallet of supplies onto a truck during a medical material distribution exercise July 13, 2017, at Kad... More

Japan Air Self Defense Force members identify important

Japan Air Self Defense Force members identify important

Japan Air Self Defense Force members identify important information by marking a map during a bilateral exchange Jan. 11, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. JASDF and their United States Air Force counterparts ga... More

Dirtboys from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron dig

Dirtboys from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron dig

Dirtboys from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron dig a hole March 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Dirtboys work with the explosive ordnance disposal team to ensure explosives are safely disposed of. (U.S... More

A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle and

A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle and

A U.S. Air Force 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle and U.S. Navy Strike Fighter Squadron 27 and 102 (VFA-27, VFA-102) F/A-18 Super Hornets, assigned to Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, fly in formation during a... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Green, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Green, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Green, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels facilities NCO in charge, shows a tank vault to Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Staff College members April 27, 2017, at Kadena ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Peterson, special mission

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Peterson, special mission

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tyler Peterson, special mission aviator assigned to the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, lowers the hoist aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk during a combat search and rescue trai... More

An 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk lands on the

An 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk lands on the

An 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk lands on the flightline during a wing-wide training exercise April 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 33rd RQS specializes in water survival, search and rescue, clo... More

Air traffic controllers with the 18th Operations Support

Air traffic controllers with the 18th Operations Support

Air traffic controllers with the 18th Operations Support Squadron, monitor and direct the airfield at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 24, 2018. Air traffic control relies on precise communication for success of the... More

Xiomara Carrion, 18th Wing Judge Advocate discharge

Xiomara Carrion, 18th Wing Judge Advocate discharge

Xiomara Carrion, 18th Wing Judge Advocate discharge clerk, assists students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School during “Law Day” May 4, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Students worked together as the diffe... More

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 31st

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 31st

A U.S. Air Force pararescueman assigned to the 31st Rescue Squadron, looks out over the ocean while aboard an HH-60G Pave Hawk, July 25, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 33rd and 31st RQS both share the... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tychaun Kingston, 44th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tychaun Kingston, 44th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Tychaun Kingston, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit crew chief, Senior Airman Devon Moore, 67th AMU crew chief, and Tech. Sgt. Timothy Peppler, 372nd Training Squadron, Detachment 1... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Rey, military working

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Rey, military working

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Mario Rey, military working dog (MWD) handler assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron, receives a certificate of retirement on behalf of MWD Judi during a MWD retirement ceremony... More

Airmen from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron

Airmen from the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit service an F-15 Eagle during joint aircraft training July 16, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Hush houses, which are built... More

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element team member loads rounds into a magazine during firearm training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan.... More

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance

An 18th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team member prepares to fill a hole with explosives March, 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. EOD ensures any expired or deteriorating explosives ar... More

A sign warns of explosive munitions during a load

A sign warns of explosive munitions during a load

A sign warns of explosive munitions during a load competition Oct. 26, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 44th and 67th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed against one another to test their skills and efficie... More

U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force service members

U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force service members

U.S. and Japan Air Self Defense Force service members play a game of gatorball Nov. 27, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The participants came together for the 2018 Bilateral Exchange over a period of 10 days f... More

U.S. and Japanese Airmen and family members conduct

U.S. and Japanese Airmen and family members conduct

U.S. and Japanese Airmen and family members conduct dragon boat training March 22, 2018, at Naha Air Base, Japan. The annual dragon boat race features military and civilian teams from all over Okinawa and enabl... More

Spectators of the 2nd Quarter Weapons Load Completion

Spectators of the 2nd Quarter Weapons Load Completion

Spectators of the 2nd Quarter Weapons Load Completion cheer on the competitors June 23, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The competition was held between the 44th and 67th Aircraft Maintenance Units and the 120... More

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, takes-off Nov. 16, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. While a first in-theater for the F-35A, the U.S. Marine Corps F-35B variant has been stati... More

Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force watch the

Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force watch the

Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force watch the operation of compact tractor loaders with wheel saws during flightline repair training Feb. 28, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The bilateral training was ... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Dungan, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Dungan, 353rd Special

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Joshua Dungan, 353rd Special Operations Maintenance Squadron Electronic Warfare Systems craftsman and Airman First Class Anthony Allen, 353rd SOMXS EW systems apprentice work together ... More

U.S. Air Force cable and antenna maintenance technicians

U.S. Air Force cable and antenna maintenance technicians

U.S. Air Force cable and antenna maintenance technicians from the 18th Communications Squadron train alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force professionals during a bilateral training exercise at Kadena Air Base,... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron walk toward a simulated spill during a hazardous material training exercise July 11, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Level A suit worn dur... More

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed

A U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element team member shoots a target during firearms training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan. (U.S. Air F... More

Lt. Col. Steven Neill, U.S. Army military judge, listens

Lt. Col. Steven Neill, U.S. Army military judge, listens

Lt. Col. Steven Neill, U.S. Army military judge, listens to the procedings in the courtroom during a mock trial June 29, 2018 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The mock trial was a part of the Military Justice Symposi... More

Team Kadena’s newest master sergeant selects pose for

Team Kadena’s newest master sergeant selects pose for

Team Kadena’s newest master sergeant selects pose for a photo at the Rocker Enlisted Club on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 23, 2019. More than 100 technical sergeants from around the 18th Wing were selected in th... More

Members from the U.S. Army, Marines, Japan Air Self-Defense

Members from the U.S. Army, Marines, Japan Air Self-Defense

Members from the U.S. Army, Marines, Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Air Force and Air Force National Guard from Michigan and Texas participated in the Joint and Coalition Chemical, Biological, Radiological and N... More

A Japan Air Self Defense Force member gives a mission

A Japan Air Self Defense Force member gives a mission

A Japan Air Self Defense Force member gives a mission brief to fellow JASDF members and their United States Air Force counterparts Jan. 11, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The bilateral exchange with JASDF mem... More

Explosive ordnance disposal team members from the 18th

Explosive ordnance disposal team members from the 18th

Explosive ordnance disposal team members from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron layer explosives in a hole March 14, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. EOD regularly train on proper disposal of explosive ordnance.... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Cristi, fire emergency

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Cristi, fire emergency

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Cristi, fire emergency services firefighter assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, goes through a decontamination station during a hazardous material training exercise... More

UV color throw powder lies on the ground after use

UV color throw powder lies on the ground after use

UV color throw powder lies on the ground after use by participants during the Hope Glows 5k Color Run April 28, 2018 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event featured a slip n' slide, black lights, UV color throw p... More

An HH-60G Pave Hawk starts its engine for a sortie

An HH-60G Pave Hawk starts its engine for a sortie

An HH-60G Pave Hawk starts its engine for a sortie May 8, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 33rd RQS, also known as the Jolly Green Giants, maintain a high tempo of operations and training in order to ensure... More

Fifteen different firefighting units and over 2,000

Fifteen different firefighting units and over 2,000

Fifteen different firefighting units and over 2,000 individuals perform a joint training exercise with the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Feb. 23, 2018, at Okinawa Athletic Park, Okinawa City, Japan. Local firefi... More

A simulated patient is loaded for transportation during

A simulated patient is loaded for transportation during

A simulated patient is loaded for transportation during a joint field training exercise, Jan. 26, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The U.S. Army and Navy assisted with transporting and caring for the wounded pa... More

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