Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Trenton Jameson | Patrol Squadron 5 | 05.15.2019
OKINAWA, Japan - Aviation Structural Mechanic 1st Class Stephen R. Berger, a native of Hollywood, Florida, has been designated the Senior Sailor of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2019 by Commander Robert Wilkerson, Commanding Officer of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5....
Story by Lt.j.g. Michael Miller | Patrol Squadron 5 | 05.12.2019
SUBANG, Malaysia – Sailors assigned to the “Mad Foxes” of Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 joined the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) for the Malaysian Subject Matter Expert Exchange (MYS SMEE) May 6-10....
Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Kevin Flinn | Patrol Squadron 47 | 01.30.2019
The "Golden Swordsmen" of Patrol Squadron 47 participated with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's Fleet Air Wing 5 in a coordinated maritime patrol operational procedures exercise Jan. 30th....
Story by Lance Cpl. Brennan Priest | Marine Corps Installations Pacific | 08.31.2018
CAMP FOSTER, OKINAWA, Japan— The Kubasaki Dragons faced their rivals the Kadena Panthers in the season-opener of the Department of Defense Education Activity Football League Aug. 31 at Mike Petty Stadium, Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan....
Story by Capt. Adan Cazarez | 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command | 07.23.2018
Helping the community has always been a big part of the Echo Company 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment. Earlier this month Soldiers from Echo Co. banded together to donate multiple home appliances as well as over six hundred dollars to a family devastated by a tragic house fire....
Story by Sgt. Natalie Dillon | 1st Marine Aircraft Wing | 04.09.2018
KADENA AIR FORCE BASE, OKINAWA, Japan – Since the end of the Spanish-American War in 1902, the U.S. and Philippines have worked diligently to maintain an unshakable alliance. During WWII, that alliance was put to the test when 1st Marine Aircraft Wing took to the skies in the Philippine theater to drive out the invading Imperial Japanese Army....
Story by Sgt. Laura Gauna | III Marine Expeditionary Force | 06.26.2017
MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP BUTLER, OKINAWA, Japan -- Two F-35B Lightning II aircraft, belonging to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, Marine Aircraft Group 12, flew from Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni to Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan, June 26, to familiarize the VMFA-121 team with the airfield, marking the first arrival of the aircraft to Okinawa....
Courtesy Story | 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command | 04.05.2016
Known as the “Hub of Pacific Air Power”, the 18th Wing stationed on Okinawa’s Kadena Air Base is the Air Force’s largest combat wing. The 18,000 military and civilians on Kadena make up a world-class combat ready team with numerous missions and functions, which all rely on each other to fulfill a complex and vital role in the region....
