Spotlight!
Kadena airmen making sparks for parts
By
18th Wing Public Affairs September 6, 2024
Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon
18th Wing Public Affairs September 6, 2024
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nicolas Flores, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft metals technology journeyman, cuts into a piece of metal with a sliding miter saw at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 29, 2024. The 18th EMS metals technology facility fabricates ground and aerial machine components for Kadena as well as multilateral operations. (Senior Airman Luis E. Rios Calderon, U.S. Air Force)
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron’s metals technology facility technicians utilize precise machinery to fabricate ground and aerial machine components for multilateral and on-base operations by ensuring mission readiness at all times.