The U.S. Air Force has deployed F-35A and the F-15E aircraft to Okinawa, marking the latest round of U.S. fighter deployments ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — The U.S. Air Force is expected to begin deploying F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the home of the 18th Wing in spring 2026, according to the wing commander. The first of ...

The last F-15C flight for a U.S.-operated Eagle came on Jan. 24 at Kadena Air Base on the Japanese island of Okinawa. The final aircraft will be converted to a maintenance trainer.

special operations versions of the C-130 are constantly on the go at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Take a rare inside look at the aircraft and operations. Like many other U.S. Air Force installations ...

Two Air Force fighter squadrons arrived at Kadena Air Base last week as part of the service’s ongoing rotational deployments to the home of the 18th Wing on Okinawa. F-35A Lightning IIs with the ...

The flight also happened during a huge shift in organizational structure at the Wing: the 67th FGS (Fighter Generation Squadron) was in fact activated to support the eventual arrival of the next ...

A map revealed a spy plane affiliated with the United States flying near the borders of China and North Korea in January. A Newsweek map showed a United States R-135 reconnaissance aircraft flying ...

The blaze began Monday morning at the building in the central part of Kadena Air Base and was still burning a few hours later, but it was contained within the base’s perimeter, according to a U ...

KADENA, Okinawa Prefecture--The aging fleet of mainstay U.S. F-15 fighter jets at Kadena Air Base is gradually being withdrawn from service and replaced by a rotational deployment of some of the ...