The airmen from 18th Maintenance Squadron on Kadena Air Base continue to maintain air superiority. Each airman is a crucial component to the team. (U.S. Air Force Video by Airman 1st Class Rebeckah Medeiros)
Each year Air Force officials select 12 Airmen from a pool of 36 nominees based on their superior leadership, job performance and personal achievements to represent the service’s top enlisted members.
Tech. Sgt. Kenneth O’Brien, special tactics section chief from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron, was selected as one of the 2019 Outstanding Airmen of the Year.
Kadena Air Base activated a new squadron, the 718th Force Support Squadron, during the 18th Force Support Squadron change of command at Kadena Air Base, July 16, 2019.
Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham relinquished command of Kadena Air Base’s 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. Joel Carey during a change of command ceremony.
Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, presided over the event held inside a hangar where Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and distinguished guests welcomed the new commander.
The 139th Logistics Readiness Squadron from Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Missouri, conducted aerial port freight operations training in conjunction with the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, at Kadena Air Base, Japan June 12, 2019.
Typhoons are inevitable on the island of Okinawa, but for every storm on the horizon, there’s a team ready and qualified to safeguard U.S. assets and personnel.
ADFA visits KAB, learns about the Battle of Okinawa
By Staff Sgt. Benjamin Sutton
18th Wing Public Affairs
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan – Fifteen members from the Australian Defence Force Academy recently spent time here learning about the 18th Wing’s capabilities and visiting historical sites.
The cadets and cadre were hosted by the 18th WG’s History office during their tour of base and the surrounding battlefields from World War...
