As the closest U.S. air base to Taiwan—the self-ruled island that China has threatened to take by force—the Pentagon plans to ...

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

Two F-15EXs of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron are conducting integration and familiarization training with local units ...

US Air Force and Navy fighter jets and military helicopters line up on the runway for an elephant walk on Kadena Air Base. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Tylir Meyer 2025-05-09T22:01:23Z ...

An F-35A Lightning II assigned to the 355th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, taxis at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, May 6, 2025. (Amy Kelley/U.S. Air Force) ...

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.