The U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing, the host unit at Kadena Air Base, stated that the ability to conduct rapid airfield damage recovery is essential due to the base's strategic role as a vital staging ...

Lt. Gen. Stephen Jost, commander of U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force, left, receives the 18th Wing guidon from Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans during a change-of-command ceremony at Kadena Air Base ...

Air Force and U.S. Navy aircraft line up at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025 for a 53-plane "elephant walk," along with two Army missile batteries. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer.

Four Japanese soldiers were injured Monday in an explosion at a munitions storage area on Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, according to U.S. Air Force and local officials. The blast occurred in the ...