U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ricky Vega, 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit crew chief, performs maintenance on a landing gear strut during an 18th Wing readiness exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan...
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Nestor Casin, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fire truck and refueling maintenance apprentice from Yigo, Guam was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force Gen. Ken Wilsbach, Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) commander, and Chief Master Sgt. David Wolfe, PACAF command chief, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 3 - 4, 2021.
The 18th Medical Support Squadron set up the Theater Lead Agent for Medical Materiel-Pacific, which acts as the epicenter to deliver medical supplies and equipment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command theater outside of the Republic of Korea, at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2021.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Kelsey Summers, 44th Fighter Squadron aviation resource management from Grangeville, Idaho was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week for the week of October 18 - 22, 2021, at Kadena Air Base, Japan.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Ricky Rupp, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, and Command Chief Master Sgt. Wendell Snider, USFJ senior enlisted leader, visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, to observe the 18th Wing mission and engage with Airmen and members here, Sept. 17, 2021.
Naoto “Nacho” Anazawa, 18th Wing Public Affairs photographer, grew up around foreign military children, learning American culture and English from them. While the experience was different to him, Nacho’s curiosity compelled him to learn more.
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. David Eaglin, incoming 18th Wing commander, speaks during a change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 16, 2021.
Want to have some fun in the kitchen? Well, you should make her some Okinawan doughnuts. Sata Andagi are very simple to make, even if you are not an expert in the kitchen. It’s time to put on an apron and get cooking!
If you have traveled to Okinawa, you may have stumbled across a dish fit for kings. It’s true, rafute, or braised pork belly, was served as a staple to Okinawan royalty.
Winter is the time where there are more chances of getting sick than in any other seasons. This winter looks no less unforgiving with a very contagious variant of COVID-19 adding another obstacle to the already difficult season.