The 18th Wing tested Agile Combat Employment objectives during a base-wide, routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 8-15, 2025...

F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Vermont Air National Guard, touched down at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 13, 2025, the latest round of U.S. Air Force fighter deployments to the Pacific...

Emergency responders from across the 18th Wing collaborated in a major accident response exercise (MARE) in support of a base-wide routine readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 12, 2025...

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Katie McCool, Pacific Air Forces command chief, toured Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 17, 2024...

Shogun Shield is a recurring dynamic Agile Combat Employment exercise for the 18th Wing, with December’s iteration taking place over the course of three days...

The Japan and U.S. Navy Friendship Association (JANAFA) hosted a welcoming reception for the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and her crew, Oct. 5.Sailors, their counterparts from the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and Japanese officials and delegates celebrated...

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson and Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Mike Stevens are scheduled to visit several overseas locations to meet with Sailors, Navy civilians, families and key maritime partners. The trip begins Oct. 12 in Hawaii, where the CNO and MCPON will celebrate...

Special Advisor for Children’s Issues, Ambassador Susan Jacobs, will visit Cambodia, Vietnam, and the Republic of Korea from October 7-16.In Cambodia, Special Advisor Jacobs will meet with government officials to discuss the Hague Adoption Convention and ways to strengthen inter-country adoption...

The 14th annual Southeast Asia Cooperation and Training (SEACAT) exercise commenced at the Republic of Singapore Navy's Multinational Operations and Exercises Centre (MOEC) Oct. 5. SEACAT focuses on regional cooperation to address shared maritime security challenges like smuggling, piracy and other...

The guided-missile destroyer USS Benfold (DDG 65) is scheduled to depart San Diego Oct. 2 for Yokosuka, Japan, where the ship will join U.S. 7th Fleet’s Forward Deployed Naval Forces. Benfold will enhance presence in 7th Fleet as part of the U.S. Navy's long-range plan to send the most advanced and...