In a significant show of force aimed at China, the U.S. Air Force has deployed its new F-15EX Eagle II fighters to Kadena Air ...

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 ...

The US Air Force (USAF) has deployed two Boeing F-15EX Eagle IIs at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa for the first time to ...

An aerial refueling tanker diverted to Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo due to a maintenance issue, according to the 374th ...

KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) — The 18th Maintenance Group was awarded the 2022 Maj. Gen. Clements McMullen Memorial Daedalian Weapon Systems Maintenance Trophy at the Air Force level ...

The backend of the huge elephant walk at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 6, 2025. From rear, an E-3 Sentry, RC-135 Rivet Joint, P-8 Poseidon, six KC-135 Stratotankers, two MC-130J Commando II tankers ...

Three dozen new F-15EXs will head to Kadena Air Base in Japan, the Pentagon announced, but it's not clear when that will be. Nicholas Slayton Jul 6, 2024 4:46 PM EDT ...

An F-15C assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air Force) Starting in November, the U.S. Air Force is phasing out its aging F-15C and F-15D fighter jets from Kadena Air Base in Japan.

The Europe-based upgraded F-16s will join Kadena’s remaining F-15s and the F-22s deployed there from Alaska. A month after the first wave of F-15 Eagles left Kadena Air Base, Japan, and returned ...

Pregnant women at Kadena Air Base in Japan are being notified they won’t be able to deliver their babies at U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa, the only full-servce medical center on the island, due to ...

Send Air Force F-35s to Japan Other observers argue withdrawing U.S. fighter aircraft from Kadena Air Base is wise given the base’s vulnerability to Chinese missile strikes in a contingency.

WASHINGTON — The Air Force has begun sending fighter jets to Kadena Air Base in Japan to take the place of aging F-15s headed for retirement. F-22A Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Joint Base ...