The 18th Security Forces Squadron and Air Force Office of Special Investigations found these cases “go beyond Kadena Air Base,” 18th Wing spokeswoman Maj. Alli Stormer said by email Friday.

Kadena is the closest U.S. air base to Taiwan, located about 370 miles away and within range of Chinese medium-range ballistic missiles.

A United States Air Force F-35A fighter jet lands at Kadena Air Base in Japan on April 3, 2025. Senior Airman Melany Bermudez/U.S. Air Force "This combined force is aimed at deterring potential ...

Japanese officials say an explosion at a storage site for unexploded ordnance at a U.S. military base on Japan’s southern island of Okinawa injured four Japanese soldiers.

An explosion occurred at an ammunition storage area inside the US military's Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, southern Japan, on Monday, reports claimed on Monday. At least one Japanese soldier but the ...

As the F-15C nears the end of its tenure at the base, the Department of Defense has chosen the F-15EX Eagle II to carry forward the mission of ensuring air superiority in Kadena. On Aug. 24, 2024 ...

U.S. Air Force F-15C Eagles assigned to the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons await clearance for their last take-off from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1, 2022.