08 August 2025 ACE: Forging Multi-Capable Airmen in the Indo-Pacific KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, alongside Marine Corps Air Station Futenma Marines, recently completed a joint Agile Combat Employment training event at Okuma Recreation Facility, July 15-23, 2025...
06 August 2025 Bilateral partners focus on air and missile threats in Okinawa KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. and Japanese forces came together at Kadena Air Base July 29 to August 1, 2025, for the annual Bilateral Defense of Okinawa Working Group; a critical forum focused this year on enhancing integrated air and missile defense and improving bilateral communication and...
18 July 2025 F-15EX visit offers first look at Indo-Pacific airpower evolution KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — In a significant milestone for U.S. airpower modernization in the Indo-Pacific, two F-15EX Eagle II aircraft from the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, arrived at Kadena Air Base, July 12, 2025, for integration and familiarization training...
01 July 2025 System integration: Airmen and Marines collaborate to broaden air defense capabilities KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 623rd Air Control Squadron partnered with the U.S. Marine Corps Marines from the 12th Littoral Anti-Air Battalion to conduct a systems integration and joint air surveillance training, June 22–30, 2025...
01 July 2025 Cope Angel 2025: U.S and Japan sharpen search and rescue skills KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons partnered with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members from the Naha Air Rescue Squadron for exercise Cope Angel 25-1, June 23-27, 2025 at Kadena and Naha Air Bases...