KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Okinawan and military first responders hosted a bilateral natural disaster exercise at Kadena Air Base Feb. 28, 2018, to test and improve evacuation procedures between members of Team Kadena and the local community.Approximately 50 residents participated in a simulated...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- While everyone seems to know the importance of putting aircraft in the sky, some may not understand the amount of support that goes into successful air power. The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Vehicle Maintenance – more specifically members of the refueling maintenance...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Medical personnel from the Army, Navy and Air Force conducted a field training exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 26.The training tested their ability to process a large amount of patients in the event of a disaster or contingency operation.U.S. Army 1-1 Air Defense...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Special operations squadron Airmen have a different skill set than other aircrew members – whether it’s performing specialized jobs in a forward deployed location or being tasked as part of a rescue operation – to be an Air Force Special Operations Command Airman takes...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Select U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen stationed across Okinawa attended classes at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, for the Okinawa Joint Experience (OJE) from Sept. 25 to Sept. 27.The OJE was designed to give service...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- For the first time at Kadena Air Base, joint live-fire training between the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron and Japanese Self-Defense Force (JASDF) firefighters from Naha Air Base occurred as part of a new knowledge exchange agreement, August 7, 2018.Previously, the training...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Typically, tigers are solitary animals – they usually hunt and fend for themselves in the wild, however, on Nov. 2, four “Young Tigers” took to the skies as a pack while implementing unique tactics during exercise Steel Tiger. The group of KC-135 Stratotankers from the...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena honored fallen American and Filipino servicemen killed during the Bataan Death March with the 5th annual Bataan Memorial Death March, held April 7, 2018, at Kadena Air Base.The memorial march is held to give participants an idea what servicemembers dealt with...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Over 20 students from the Australian Defense Force Centre for Strategic and Defense Studies, representing six countries, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2018.Senior military and civilian officials from Australia and its U.N. allies arrived as part of a hands-on...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Air Force officers from allied and partner nations across the Pacific, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, to take part in the 2018 Fighter Logistics and Safety Symposium Aug. 20 through Aug. 24.The inaugural symposium enabled forces from Australia, Indonesia, Japan, the...