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 ...

EX’s arrival signals a significant shift in US airpower, pairing cutting-edge upgrades with familiar systems to boost ...

Two F-15EXs of the 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron are conducting integration and familiarization training with local units ...

A mobile bake shop business owned by Air Force spouse sees challenges to home-based businesses on U.S. military bases.

Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools in Japan at Misawa Air Base, Yokota Air Base and Kadena Air Base are temporarily closing amid the COVID-19 outbreak. On Thursday, DoDEA ...

A B-1B Lancer from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, arrives at Misawa Air Base in northeastern Japan, April 15, 2025. (Mattison Cole/U.S. Air Force) ...

US air power in Japan. The US Air Force calls the Kadena Air Base, home of the 18th Wing, its “Keystone of the Pacific,” and for more than four decades the older model F-15s based there were ...

An Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 14th Fighter Squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan, receives fuel during Exercise Pacific Weasel over the Pacific Ocean Jan. 21, 2022.

A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II is parked on the runway at Misawa Air Base, Japan, Dec 6, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sean Martin) ...

For example, an Air Force F-15 unit based at Kadena Air Base could disperse to smaller, regional Japanese airports both on mainland Japan and farther down in the Ryukyu island chain.