The U.S. regularly deploys spy planes in the western Pacific to collect intelligence on its top military rival, China.

The runway trembles as U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning IIs surge forward, heat waves dancing behind their engines. The low ...

A pair of F-15C Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron “Fighting Cocks,” which were previously permanently based at Kadena. Getty Images A total of 36 fighters at Kadena would represent a reduction of ...

Kadena Air Base has hosted American fighter aircraft from the U.S. mainland, Alaska, Hawaii and Germany since November 2022.

An F-35A Lightning II made a precautionary landing at Kadena Air Base on Thursday, according to the Okinawa Defense Bureau. The bureau made visual inspection and reported emergency vehicles gathered ...

A stealth fighter made a precautionary landing at Kadena Air Base last week, marking the latest in a series of similar incidents at the Okinawa installation since January, according to a local media ...

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 A 53-aircraft exercise put ...

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, distinguishing ...

An F-15C Eagle assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron taxis down the flightline for the final time at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1, 2022. As a part of its modernization plan, the 18th Wing is ...

What You Need to Know: Kadena Air Base in Japan has received new rotations of U.S. Air Force aircraft, including F-22 Raptor fighters from Alaska and F-16 Fighting Falcons from South Carolina. This ...