Story by Senior Airman Erin Currie | 18th Wing | 10.15.2025
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Maintenance Group and 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron teamed up with members of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force to conduct joint hot pit refueling operations at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2025....
Story by Airman 1st Class Jose Miguel Tamondong | Pacific Air Forces | 12.10.2021
F-35A Lightning IIs conducted a Forward Area Refueling Point (FARP) operation with Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 1st Special Operations Squadron during Operation Iron Dagger on Dec. 7, 2021, at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan....
Story by Senior Airman Jacob Skovo-Lane | 36th Wing | 08.24.2017
For many, arriving at temporary duty station in a new location can be stressful and disorienting. One ground transportation Airman, deployed to Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, to support exercise Ulchi Freedom Guardian from Kadena Air Base’s 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron in Japan, is using his comedic attitude and position as a shuttle driver to lift UFG augmentee’s spirits....
Story by Senior Airman Omari Bernard | 18th Wing | 01.19.2017
Every day government vehicles are used to get to and fro on Kadena. Airmen are constantly on the move – using these vehicles to transport flying aircraft, move munitions and maintain the infrastructure of the base....
Story by Senior Airman Peter Reft | 18th Wing | 08.12.2016
Tech. Sgt. Michael Green and his team of Airmen bear the responsibility of managing and tracking the Air Force's largest vehicle fleet using an information system originally based on a punch card system. The On-Line Vehicle Integrated Management System, which was first used in 1971 and later went online in the 80's, did not need just an update, but instead a complete replacement....
Story by Senior Airman Omari Bernard | 18th Wing | 08.13.2015
The materiel management flight on Kadena Air Base is one of four flights that make up the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, the largest LRS in the Air Force....
