05 November 2019 Team Kadena Operators Honor Ultimate Sacrifice OKINAWA, Japan -- Airmen and family members with the 320th Special Tactics Squadron and the 31st Rescue Squadron conducted a five-mile memorial ruck in honor of two fallen pararescuemen.U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Sean Barton, from the 320th STS, and Tech. Sgt. Peter Kraines, from the 24th Special...
26 November 2019 Non-commissioned Officer Bilateral Exchange: Growth through Connection KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- This holiday season Team Kadena hosted the 2019 Non-commissioned Officer (NCO) Bilateral Exchange program Nov. 15 – 22, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan.The NCO Bilateral Exchange program consists of U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and Japanese Self-Defense Force (JSDF) members...
21 November 2019 Kadena Innovators Compete for AF-level Honors KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Members from the 718th Force Support and the 18th Communications Squadrons partnered to develop the Personnel Records Analytics System (PRAS), which was named as one of two Pacific Air Forces Spark Tank nominees to compete at the Air Force level.PRAS is a data analytics...
10 January 2020 18th Wing, Joint Partners Execute First WestPac Rumrunner Exercise KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- More than 60 aircraft and 300 personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Navy, Army, and Marine Corps participated in 18th Wing’s first WestPac Rumrunner exercise Jan. 10, 2020.With the evolving security environment in the Indo-Pacific and to further support a safe and secure...
06 February 2020 Shogun Maintainers Cool Off with New Shorts KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- As the Okinawa sun beats down on the flight line, Airmen at Kadena Air Base, Japan, must get creative in order to beat the heat and humidity. To help Airmen combat the blazing temperatures, the Air Force had an ace up its sleeve: blue uniform shorts.18th Maintenance Group...
19 November 2019 Team Kadena Conducts Exercise Gryphon Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The purpose of the Gryphon Pacific 20-1 was to exercise the 353rd Special Operations Group’s ability to employ lethal, agile, resilient forces throughout the United States Indo-Pacific area of responsibility. Airmen hailing from Kadena Air Base, Japan, and assigned to the...
30 January 2020 Forward Area Refueling Point Tryouts Test Airmen for Special Operations KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) team members held their biannual tryouts for 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron Airmen at their fuels compound Jan. 17, 2020.Airmen of the 18th LRS petroleum, oil and lubricant (POL) flight bear the responsibility of refueling aircraft for...
22 November 2019 Anytime, Anywhere: Gryphon Pacific 20-1 Challenges Special Operators KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Editor's note: Due to operations security, Airmen are not fully identified in this story.Warm air suddenly whips throughout the aircraft, breaking the calm of the long flight above the Pacific Ocean just after midnight.Anticipation can be felt among the operators and...
14 November 2019 US-Japan Alliance Strengthens as Leaders Unite KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Team Kadena hosted an annual U.S. Forces Japan Joint Bilateral Senior Enlisted Symposium for American and Japanese military leaders from all branches of service of both nations.More than 50 members gathered for a two-day discussion forum on the growing adversarial...
23 October 2018 U.S. Forces, Japan and 5th Air Force Commander Visits Kadena Air Base KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Lt. Gen. Jerry Martinez, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Terrence Greene, USFJ and 5th AF command chief, visited here to observe the 18th Wing mission and engage the Airmen, spouses and families of Team Kadena Oct. 16, 2018.During the...