04 August 2026 BB26-1 demonstrates combat readiness at Kadena KADENA AIR BASE, Japan — Before the first U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 27th and 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadrons, deployed to Kadena, lifted off the runway, hundreds of Airmen had already set the mission in motion. Maintainers completed final inspections, pilots reviewed mission...