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Captain John Chilcute foreground, and Captain Doug Fish work the E-3A Sentry consoles while Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) personnel look on. All are participating in Cope North '82-1A exercises being held at Kadena and Naha Air Bases

Captain John Chilcute foreground, and Captain Doug Fish work the E-3A ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: COPE NORTH '82-1A Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Linda Snyder Release... More

An air-to-air left front view of two F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan

An air-to-air left front view of two F-15 Eagle aircraft from the 18th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: TSGT G. M. Holland Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

CAPT. Donald E. Link, navigator, plots the course for an Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft during a tactical large force employment exercise. He is assigned to the 961st AWACS, Kadena Air Base, Japan

CAPT. Donald E. Link, navigator, plots the course for an Sentry Airbor...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. Lee Schading Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft assigned to the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan

An air-to-air left side view of an F-15 Eagle aircraft assigned to the...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A General Electric repairman services a radio at Kadena Air Base. The company holds a contract to maintain Air Force Communications Command radio equipment at the base

A General Electric repairman services a radio at Kadena Air Base. The ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Civilian workmen at the Foremost dairy prepare an order while an airman waits to take it back to Kadena Air Base. The dairy holds a contract to supply milk to the base and other area military facilities

Civilian workmen at the Foremost dairy prepare an order while an airma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

Four F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing (18th TFW) fly along the Okinawan coast after departing Kadena Air Base, Okinawa. The aircraft are en route to Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, to take part in the air-to-air weapons competition William Tell '84

Four F-15C Eagle aircraft of the 18th Tactical Fighter Wing (18th TFW)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: WILLIAM TELL '84 State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Donald S. Mcmichael Release Status: Release... More

Members of the 81st Tactical Control Flight, Kadena Air Base, Japan, erect an AN-TPS-43E three-dimensional radar antenna

Members of the 81st Tactical Control Flight, Kadena Air Base, Japan, e...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Nav Sup Activity, Diego Garcia Country: British Indian Ocean Territory (IOT) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT David N. Craft Release Status: Released ... More

STAFF SGT. Darold Homes talks on a telephone at the operations desk of the 18th Operations Group, prior to the unit's deactivation. The unit is headquartered at Kadena Air Base, Japan

STAFF SGT. Darold Homes talks on a telephone at the operations desk of...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT. C.H. Rudisill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Maintenance personnel in Detachment 1, 18th Operations Group, push an F-15 Eagle aircraft into its shelter after the plane took part in the final exercise before the deactivation of the unit. The units is headquartered at Kadena Air Base, Japan

Maintenance personnel in Detachment 1, 18th Operations Group, push an ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. C. H. Rudisill Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A paratrooper from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Air Base, Japan floats towards the earth after a HALO jump, at 10,000 ft, from a HC-130 aircraft during the training exercise. Exact Date Shot Unknown

A paratrooper from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron (STS), Kadena Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE '94 Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Tim Neville Release Status: Released to Public Com... More

MASTER SGT. Danny Likovich helps maintain one of the 18th Wing's F-15 Eagles stationed at the Okinawan base. Kadena's main purpose is to support the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty. Exact Date Shot Unknown . Published in AIRMAN Magazine July 1997

MASTER SGT. Danny Likovich helps maintain one of the 18th Wing's F-15 ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT. John Mcdowell Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A crew chief guides an F-15 Eagle aircraft into a hangar at Kadena Air Base, Japan

A crew chief guides an F-15 Eagle aircraft into a hangar at Kadena Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA V. Wilson Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Se... More

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN, Marcus Shelby, 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, as he is reunited with his wife, Christy (Left) and son, Malik after three months at Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia. SRA Shelby was one of the many from Kadena that were deployed in support of Air Expeditionary Force #5

Straight on medium close-up from the waist up of USAF SENIOR AIRMAN, M...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AIR EXPEDITIONARY FORCE #5 Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Cohen Young,... More

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Jeff Rickards, 18th Maintenance Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, safety wires a dual N1 sensor on a Pratt & Whitney F100-229 F-15E engine. TSGT Rickards is TDY to the 48th Component Repair Squadron, propulsion flight, Royal Air Force Lakenheath, United Kingdom

US Air Force Technical Sergeant Jeff Rickards, 18th Maintenance Squadr...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Raf Lakenheath State: East Anglia Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Tony R. Tolley, USAF Release Status: Release... More

US Marines Corps General James L. Jones Commandant of the Marine Corps, receives a gift from Mrs. Nancy Hailston, the wife US Marines Corps LGEN Earl B. Hailston, Third Marine Expeditionary Force Commanding General at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. This brought to a close the Commandant's two-day visit to Okinawa, Japan

US Marines Corps General James L. Jones Commandant of the Marine Corps...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: CPL David M. Roth Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Air Force Airmen from the 320th STS (Strategic Training Squadron) infiltrate by fastrope from a 31st SOS (Special Operations Squadron), 353rd Special Operations Group, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, MH53J Pave Low helicopter, as it hovers over the runway at Taegu Air Base, Republic of Korea (South Korea). This mission is in direct support of Operation FOAL EAGLE 2000

US Air Force Airmen from the 320th STS (Strategic Training Squadron) i...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: FOAL EAGLE 2000 Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Korea Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Victor Owens, USAF Release Status: Released ... More

Members of the Kadena Air Base Community Action Council, Youth Center and others, gathered at The Okinawa City Womens and Childrens shelter annual Christmas party. To help spread their Holiday cheer, members at the shelter attracted many of the children's attention by telling stories and other activities, before Santa came to hand out toys and candies to all the children

Members of the Kadena Air Base Community Action Council, Youth Center ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Kathy Norfleet, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digita... More

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Air Lift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, prepares to connect with a KC-135R from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a refueling mission over the South China Sea in support of an India earthquake support mission, the Globemaster aircraft was carrying 13,000lbs of tents and blankets

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Marvin Krause, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Air Lift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Washington, seperates from a KC-135R (not shown) from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, during a refueling mission over the South China Sea in support of an India earthquake support mission, the Globemaster aircraft was carrying 13,000lbs of tents and blankets

A C-17 Globemaster III aircraft from the 7th Air Lift Sqadron, 62nd Ai...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Marvin Krause, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

An F-15 Strike Eagle pilot from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, prepares to lift off in support of the Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI). The F-15 was at Osan to act as an aggressor aircraft to test the 51st Fighter Wing's wartime capabilities

An F-15 Strike Eagle pilot from Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, prepa...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Scottie T. Mccord, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Two F-15 Eagle aircraft's from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, fly alongside a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft prior to being refueled while flying over the Pacific Ocean

Two F-15 Eagle aircraft's from the 67th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air B...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Cohen A. Young, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Lee T. Gaudreau with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Okinawa, Japan (hometown is Haverhill, Mass.) completes a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) jumped from a HC-130 near the B-16 range at Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada. SSgt Michael Sandoval with the 320th Special Tactical Squadron, Kadena (hometown is San Antonio, Texas) lends SSgt Gaudreau a helping hand packing up his parachute and gear.Desert Rescue IX is the premiere search and rescue (SAR) training exercise involving Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine personnel. It is conducted at the ranges of Fallon Naval Air Station, Nevada

During EXERCISE DESERT RESCUE IX, STAFF Sergeant (SSgt) Lee T. Gaudrea...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DERERT RESCUE IX Base: Naval Air Station, Fallon State: Nevada (NV) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Ope... More

5th Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Paul Hester, (foreground) and 67th Fighter Squadron Commander, Lieutenant Colonel James "Dude" Browne fly their F-15C Eagles from the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, near the coast of Naha, Okinawa, Japan, during a training mission

5th Air Force Commander, Lieutenant General Paul Hester, (foreground) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Marvin Krause, USAF Release St... More

Sergeant First Class (SFC) McRae, USA, US Army Honor Guard, renders a salute as the joint Air Force and Army honor guard team carry a transfer case bearing the body of one of three US service members arriving at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The three were recovered from the crash of a US Army MH-47E Chinook in the Bohol Sea near the island of Apo. The Chinook carried eight US Army personnel, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and two US Air Force para-rescue jumpers, 320th Special Tactics Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan

Sergeant First Class (SFC) McRae, USA, US Army Honor Guard, renders a ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACOM Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Mary L. Smith, USAF Release St... More

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Alan Wieder (center), Commander, Detachment 1, 554th Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers (RED HORSE), explains the action of the rapid runway repair (RRR) class held at Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, to Dr. James G. Roche (left), Secretary of the Air Force, and USAF Brigadier General (BGEN) Jeffrey A. Remington, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena AB

US Air Force (USAF) Lieutenant Colonel (LCOL) Alan Wieder (center), Co...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Chenzira Mallory, USAF Release... More

US Air Force (USAF) aircraft maintenance members, deployed to the 363rd Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (EAMS), prepare a USAF F-15C Eagle aircraft, 67th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, for departure at a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM. The Eagle is armed with AIM-120C Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM)

US Air Force (USAF) aircraft maintenance members, deployed to the 363r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Matthew Hannen, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

While on a TDY (Temporary Duty) for RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT and INTEGRATION (RSO&I), and FOAL EAGLE at Tageu Air Base (AB), Korea, a member of the 1ST Special Operation Squadron (1ST SOS), Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan, listens to US President George W. Bush speak about the war with Iraq

While on a TDY (Temporary Duty) for RECEPTION STAGING ONWARD MOVEMENT ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Taegu Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Efren Lopez, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (RQS), Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, deployed to Osan Air Base, Korea, in support of Exercise FOAL EAGLE, check their gear as they prepare for a mission. The AIRMAN on the left is armed with a 9 mm M9 Pistol and the AIRMAN on the right is armed with an M-4 Carbine with an M203 40 mm grenade launcher attached. In the background is their HH-60G Pave Hawk

US Air Force (USAF) Pararescue Airmen from the 33rd Rescue Squadron (R...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Osan Air Base Country: Republic Of Korea (KOR) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: S... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., left, Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan and US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), salute the colors during the Admirals welcoming ceremony aboard Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan

US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, J...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Jeffery Remington, left, Commander, 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan and US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), Okinawa, Japan, wait for the arrival of US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), aboard his USN C-40A Clipper for a command visit

US Air Force (USAF) Brigadier General (BGEN) Jeffery Remington, left, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: III MEF Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Releas... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Command (USPACOM), receives some flight gear for his flight aboard a UH-1N Huey Helicopter, during his recent visit to Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan, as US Marine Corps (USMC) Lieutenant General (LGEN) Wallace C. Gregson, Jr., Commanding General, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF), looks on

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Thomas B. Fargo, Commander, US Pacific Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Shane A. Austin, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

An F-15 Eagle fighter from the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air Force Base (AFB), Okinawa, Japan, performs aerial maneuver over the skies of Andersen AFB, Guam

An F-15 Eagle fighter from the 44th Fighter Squadron (FS), Kadena Air ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Andersen Air Base State: Guam (GU) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: 44th Fighter Sqd Scene Camera Operator: SS... More

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard Reed, downloads munitions onto a weapons rack, during a Operational Readiness Inspection (ORI), at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN)

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Richard Reed, downloads m...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAFF Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mercedes Mcalister USAF Releas... More

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Schwilk, a cable antenna systems journeyman, with the 18th Communications Squadron (CS), dons his climbing harness before acending a tower for a corrosion control antenna inspection, at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa Japan (JPN)

US Air Force (USAF) STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Jamie Schwilk, a cable anten...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Major Command Shown: PACAF Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Anika Williams, USAF Release S... More

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Richard Tatum, Chaplain, lifts USAF STAFF Sergeant (SSGT) Brian T. Swanson from the baptism pool to symbolize the resurrection of Christ during a baptism ceremony at Tallil Air Base (AB), Iraq (IRQ). Chaplain Tatum, 18th Wing (WG), Kadena AB, Okinawa, and SSGT Swanson, 374th Medical Operations Squadron (MDOS), Yokota AB, Japan, are deployed here with the 407th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Air Force (USAF) Captain (CPT) Richard Tatum, Chaplain, lifts USAF ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Tallil Air Base State: Dhi Qar Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Dennis J. Henry Jr., USAF Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

040824-F-4418F-007 (Aug. 24, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) MAJ. Dave Parlotz (left) receives help from USAF AIRMAN 1ST Class LaToya Gladney as he process through the decontamination line following a simulated chemical attack at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN), during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) named Beverly High 04-3 Island Heat. Both Airmen are from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) at Kadena AB.U.S. Air Force official photo by STAFF Sergeant Maritza Freeland (RELEASED)

040824-F-4418F-007 (Aug. 24, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) MAJ. Dave Parlot...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Maritza Freeland, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

040824-F-9995T-005 (Aug. 24, 2004)Tetsoru Hayashi, a Japanese national working as a firefighter for the18th Civil Engineer Squadron (CES), uses a ladder to climb on the wing of a US Air Force (USAF) F-15 Eagle aircraft during a mock pilot extraction training during an Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) named Beverly High 04-3 Island Heat at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN). The firemen are wearing a joint firefighter integrated response ensemble (JFIRE).U.S. Air Force official photo by AIRMAN 1ST Class Heather L. Tower (RELEASED)

040824-F-9995T-005 (Aug. 24, 2004)Tetsoru Hayashi, a Japanese national...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heather L. Tower, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combine... More

040826-F-4863M-127 (Aug. 26, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces Squadron (SFS), 18th Wing (WG), personnel run through an urban environment to engage retreating enemy forces, while participating in the 18th WG sponsored weeklong Operational Readiness Exercise (ORE) Beverly High 04-03 Island Heat, at Kadena Air Base (AB), Okinawa, Japan (JPN). U.S. Air Force photo by SENIOR AIRMAN Mercedes McAlister(RELEASED)

040826-F-4863M-127 (Aug. 26, 2004)US Air Force (USAF) Security Forces ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Mercedes Mcalister, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, transport personnel assisting in the typhoon relief operations at Clark Airfield, Philippines on Dec. 13, 2004. About 600 U.S. military troops are in the Philippines providing humanitarian assistance and disaster relief to residents of Quezon Province where widespread flooding and landslide displaced about 168,000 people and leaving more than 1400 dead or missing. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force HH-60 helicopter from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kaden...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Clark Airfield Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servi... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan, uses a 70K K-loader to load equipment and supplies onboard a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from the 62nd Airlift Wing, McChord Air Force Base, Wash., during Operation Unified Assistance at Kadena AB on Jan. 9, 2005. The relief supplies and equipment are bound for tsunami relief operations at Banda Aceh, Indoneisa. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN 1ST Class Michael Pallazola) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, Kadena Air...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: A1C Michael Pallazola, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combin... More

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Steve Walker (extreme right), an HH-60 Pavehawk helicopter pilot from the 33rd Rescue Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, discusses relief operation procedures with Sri Lankan Air Force Flight LT's Nipuna Thanippuliarachchi (far left) and Deshepriya Silva, at Katunayake Air Force Base, Sri Lanka, on Jan. 11, 2005. More than 18,000 U.S. military personnel are providing humanitarian assistance in Southwest Asia after a 9.0 magnitude earthquake on Dec. 26, 2004, triggered devastating tsunamis that killed over 250,000 people in the region. (USAF PHOTO by MASTER SGT. Val Gempis) (Released)

U.S. Air Force MAJ. Steve Walker (extreme right), an HH-60 Pavehawk he...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Katunayake Air Force Base Country: Sri Lanka (LKA) Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Val Gempis, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

A U.S. Air Force firefighter attired in protective suit, from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, pour sand over a simulated jet fuel spill during Full Spectrum Threat Response Exercise (FSTRE) at Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 12. 2005. (USAF PHOTO by AIRMAN Gary M. Edwards Jr.) (Released)

A U.S. Air Force firefighter attired in protective suit, from the 18th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Gary M. Edwards, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined... More

US Navy (USN) Culinary SPECIALIST Third (CS3) Class Guangfeng Zhou assigned to the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 (NMCB-4) prepares ingredients during the Food Services Inc. Armed Forces"Iron Chef"Competition held at Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan (JPN). NMCB-4 is onboard US Marine Corps Base (MCB) Camp Hansen, also in Okinawa, for a scheduled six-month Pacific Region deployment

US Navy (USN) Culinary SPECIALIST Third (CS3) Class Guangfeng Zhou ass...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Kadena Air Base State: Okinawa Country: Japan (JPN) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Ronald Gutridge, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined ... More

Japanese athletes and their helpers run the 30m dash

Japanese athletes and their helpers run the 30m dash

Japanese athletes and their helpers run the 30m dash during the Kadena Special Olympics, Nov. 5, 2011, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. This year marks the 12th annual KSO, a sporting event dedicated to enriching the... More

U.S. Air Force Col. Tami Rougeau, exercise coordinator,

U.S. Air Force Col. Tami Rougeau, exercise coordinator,

U.S. Air Force Col. Tami Rougeau, exercise coordinator, Air Mobility Command, speaks with Lt. Col. Lieselotte Kennedy, observer/controller, trainer, 34th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Peterson Air Force Base... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Neal Miest, 961st Airborne Air

U.S. Air Force Capt. Neal Miest, 961st Airborne Air

U.S. Air Force Capt. Neal Miest, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron contingency flight commander and senior director, looks across the cabin of an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft before... More

Members of the Hispanic Heritage Committee pose for

Members of the Hispanic Heritage Committee pose for

Members of the Hispanic Heritage Committee pose for a group photo before kicking off Hispanic Heritage Month at the base exchange on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 15, 2014. The event was held to kick off the he... More

Auska Itoman, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, thows

Auska Itoman, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, thows

Auska Itoman, Kadena Special Olympics athlete, thows a frisbee during the Kadena Special Olympics, Nov. 7, 2015 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The KSO is sponsored by the 18th Wing and the Friends of Kadena Special... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jens Kaiser, 18th Comptroller

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jens Kaiser, 18th Comptroller

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jens Kaiser, 18th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst, certifies documents in the Automated Business Service System Oct. 25, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The ABSS system manages... More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Petty, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Petty, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Justin Petty, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron allied trades NCO in charge, dons protective equipment April 6, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Petty helped spearhead the 18 LRS’s new... More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Riichi Furugaki,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Riichi Furugaki,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Col. Riichi Furugaki, JASDF Air Staff College director of education department, greets U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. William Holmquist, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels operations o... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kaden Petersen, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron structures apprentice, removes a nail from a wall frame as part of a workspace expansion project at the 961st Airborne Air Control Sq... More

Servicemembers from all branches participate in a fitness

Servicemembers from all branches participate in a fitness

Servicemembers from all branches participate in a fitness challenge during the Okinawa Joint Professional Military Education Experience April 3, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. With the military becoming more ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Pedro Jimenez, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Pedro Jimenez, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Pedro Jimenez, 18th Maintenance Group weapons lead crew member, drives a weapon loader during the first bilateral weapons load exchange between Kadena Air Base and the Japan Air ... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle Rivera and U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle Rivera and U.S. Air Force

U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle Rivera and U.S. Air Force Capt. Dave Matherly, pilots assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, review pre-flight requirements Oct. 04, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 909... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chipper Campbell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chipper Campbell, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chipper Campbell, 18th Communications Squadron cable and antenna technician from Nacogdoches, Texas, was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week for the week of Dec. 23-27... More

Students from Kadena Elementary School hold signs at

Students from Kadena Elementary School hold signs at

Students from Kadena Elementary School hold signs at an Adopt-a-School Program ceremony at KDES Feb. 24, 2020, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Adopt-a-School program is a voluntary, ongoing partnership between a... More

Volunteers prepare meals during the Wired Bean Ohana

Volunteers prepare meals during the Wired Bean Ohana

Volunteers prepare meals during the Wired Bean Ohana Night Delivery event at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, 2020. The meals were prepared for delivery to single Airmen quarantined in base dorms due to COVID-1... More

Kadena Air Base pays respect to 9/11 victims and heroes

Kadena Air Base pays respect to 9/11 victims and heroes

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Bracken, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter, rings the ceremonial bell during the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 11, 2020. Kadena Fi... More

Members from Kadena participate in the Martin Luther

Members from Kadena participate in the Martin Luther

Members from Kadena participate in the Martin Luther King 5K run at the Risner gym on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2013. The run was the opening event to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and more than ... More

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 18th Operations Group

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 18th Operations Group

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 18th Operations Group render a salute to the American flag during the singing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at the 18th Wing change of command ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, ... More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ashley Stansberry, flight nurse,

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ashley Stansberry, flight nurse,

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Ashley Stansberry, flight nurse, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, conducts a preflight briefing at Joint Readiness Training Center, Fort Polk, La., March ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Erica Mun, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Erica Mun, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Erica Mun, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron individual protective equipment technician, shows a child the correct way to wear mission oriented protective posture (MOPP) gear at ... More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koji Imaki,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koji Imaki,

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Maj. Gen. Koji Imaki, Air Defense Command, Defense and Operations Division chief, tours a U.S. Air Force F-35-A Lightning II during a tour January 12, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japa... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Kileleman, 44th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Kileleman, 44th Fighter

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Shaun Kileleman, 44th Fighter Squadron aircrew flight equipment assistant NCO in charge, uses a combined aircrew system tester to check an anti-gravity suit Jan. 18, 2018, at Kadena Ai... More

Residents of Chatan make their way through Kadena Air

Residents of Chatan make their way through Kadena Air

Residents of Chatan make their way through Kadena Air Base, Japan, as part of a bilateral tsunami exercise Feb. 28, 2018. Security Forces personnel provided gate entry to all participants and provided escorts a... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Minuet Comstock, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Minuet Comstock, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Minuet Comstock, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion journeyman, cleans a tool as part of her routine duties May 2, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. As part ... More

OKINAWA, Japan (June 3, 2019) Aviation Electrician’s

OKINAWA, Japan (June 3, 2019) Aviation Electrician’s

OKINAWA, Japan (June 3, 2019) Aviation Electrician’s Mate 2nd class Theresa Daniels performs the National Anthem during the change of command ceremony for Patrol Squadron (VP) 5 at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, J... More

Jamie Brown, U.S. Paratriathlon National Team elite

Jamie Brown, U.S. Paratriathlon National Team elite

Jamie Brown, U.S. Paratriathlon National Team elite paralympic athlete, swims laps at the pool Aug 13, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Brown’s biggest challenge is overtraining, which he relies on his team and... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Garrett Merryman, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Garrett Merryman, 18th

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Garrett Merryman, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration journeyman, warns a simulated suspicious person during Defensive Fighting Pos... More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Forces

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Forces

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, thanks Kadena's recent top performers during a coin presentation on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 16, 2014. During Angelella's... More

A taiko drummer performs during a Kadena Town Eisa

A taiko drummer performs during a Kadena Town Eisa

A taiko drummer performs during a Kadena Town Eisa Festival in Kadena Cho, Okinawa, Aug. 29, 2015. Taiko drums have been used in Japanese religious ceremonies and celebrations for more than 2,000 years. (U.S. A... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Security Forces

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Security Forces

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Security Forces Squadron practice combatives June 12, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The training was conducted to prepare six 18th SFS Airmen for the 2018 Defenders Challe... More

181113-N-KG618-1085
KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Nov. 13,

181113-N-KG618-1085 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Nov. 13,

181113-N-KG618-1085 KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (Nov. 13, 2018) — Cmdr. Nathan Gammache, commanding officer of Patrol Squadron (VP) 47, speaks with Rear Adm. Ki Jae Kim, commander of Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN), A... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Skeen,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Skeen,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Skeen, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit engine specialist, awaits instruction during joint-aircraft training with the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron July 16, 2018,... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Stevens, aeromedical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Stevens, aeromedical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michael Stevens, aeromedical service journeyman, from the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, builds a stanchion during a field exercise at the Joint Read... More

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator positions

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator positions

A 909th Air Refueling Squadron boom operator positions the boom of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel an F-15C Eagle during a refueling mission April 20, 2016, near Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 909t... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman prepares to execute a high

A U.S. Air Force Airman prepares to execute a high

A U.S. Air Force Airman prepares to execute a high altitude, low opening jump off an MC-130J Commando II April 24, 2017, above Kadena Air Base, Japan. The HALO jump is a method of delivering personnel, equipmen... More

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright),

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright),

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright), speaks to members of the Wired Bean about resiliency June 11, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Wired Bean offers Airmen an alcohol-free, tobacco-free, a... More

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle taxis on the flightline

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle taxis on the flightline

A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle taxis on the flightline during a no-notice exercise Oct. 13, 2017 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Kadena AB is home to the U.S. Air Force’s largest combat wing with a fleet of more... More

U.S. Marines and Airmen participate in a tug-of-war

U.S. Marines and Airmen participate in a tug-of-war

U.S. Marines and Airmen participate in a tug-of-war competition during an Okinawa Joint Experience course April 2, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The four-day course brought together more than 50 noncommissio... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Zavala Perez,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Zavala Perez,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Gabriel Zavala Perez, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron aircraft armaments system technician from Albuquerque, New Mexico, was selected as the 18th Wing’s Airman of the Week fo... More

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight

Staff Sgt. Zach Webster, 459th Airlift Squadron flight engineer, assesses an internal rescue hoist for simulation aboard UH-1N Iroquois helicopter over Sagami Depot, Sagamihara Japan, November 2, 2020. The fore... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Sebring, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Sebring, 18th Logistics

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Robert Sebring, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels distribution supervisor, reviews the mobility bag requirements with Senior Airman Ben Johnson, 18th LRS refueling unit operator,... More

Airmen from the 18th Maintenance Squadron maintain

Airmen from the 18th Maintenance Squadron maintain

Airmen from the 18th Maintenance Squadron maintain an F-15C Eagle Mar. 2, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Maintenance Airmen require precise attention to detail since proper maintenance can mean the difference... More

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed

U.S. Air Force 353rd Special Operations Group deployed aircraft ground response element team members shoot targets during firearms training June 26, 2017, at the Hansen Range, Camp Hansen, Japan.The DAGRE team ... More

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Officer Candidate

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Officer Candidate

Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Officer Candidate School cadets, instructors and U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Chandler Bishop, 44th Fighter Squadron F-15C Eagle fighter pilot, pose for a photo together in front of a... More

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray

A KC-135 Stratotanker taxis underneath water spray commemorating the final flight piloted by outgoing 18th Wing vice commander, U.S. Air Force Col. Richard Tanner, May 7, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Dating... More

The 18th Medical Group took a moment to show their

The 18th Medical Group took a moment to show their

The 18th Medical Group took a moment to show their appreciation and thank the Marine Corps Installations Pacific on MCAS Futenma, Japan for their COVID-19 response efforts, Oct. 26, 2020. They were instrumental... More

Akihito Ueshiro walks with a Japanese interpreter and

Akihito Ueshiro walks with a Japanese interpreter and

Akihito Ueshiro walks with a Japanese interpreter and Hugger in the parade during the opening ceremony of the 13th annual Kadena Special Olympics on Kadena Air Base, Nov. 17, 2012. More than 1,500 artists and a... More

Local community members line the street to watch the

Local community members line the street to watch the

Local community members line the street to watch the performers at a Kadena Town Eisa Festival in Kadena Cho, Okinawa, Aug. 29, 2015. Eisa festivals are held after Obon, a three-day Okinawan holiday which celeb... More

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 18th Logistics Readiness

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 18th Logistics Readiness

A U.S. Air Force Airman from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron applies anti-corrosion chemicals April 6, 2017, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The product provides a thin layer of protection over bare metal or p... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise McCarthy, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise McCarthy, 18th

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Denise McCarthy, 18th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician assigned to the 44th Fighter Squadron, cleans a flight helmet April 18, 2017, at Kadena Air ... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical Group load simulated casualties onto a bus during the Preventative Aerospace Medicine Convention May 18, 2018, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The PAMACON involves ... More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Vonghamchanh,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Vonghamchanh,

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class William Vonghamchanh, 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit load crew member, prepares the missile launcher of an F-15C Eagle during the annual weapons load competition at Kadena Air Ba... More

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour

Mark Waycaster, Marine Corps Community Services tour guide, explains the Battle of Okinawa to cadets from the Australian Defence Force Academy while standing on a former Japanese machine gun bunker April 9, 201... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate

U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Marines participate in the Fallen/Suicide Law Enforcement Officer Ruck March at Kadena Air Base, Japan, for police week, May 15, 2019. National Police Week was first established i... More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Burns, 18th Aeromedical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Burns, 18th Aeromedical

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Michelle Burns, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician simulates life-saving procedures to a training dummy onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker during an exercise Oct. 8, 2019, out ... More

An observer/controller, trainer member, U.S. Air Force

An observer/controller, trainer member, U.S. Air Force

An observer/controller, trainer member, U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Artemus Armas, medical director, Headquarters, Air Mobility Command, Scott Air Force Base Ill., takes notes during a preflight briefing at Joint R... More

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