KADENA, Okinawa Prefecture--The aging fleet of mainstay U.S. F-15 fighter jets at Kadena Air Base is gradually being withdrawn from service and replaced by a rotational deployment of some of the ...

Like many other U.S. Air Force installations, Kadena Air Base's F-15 squadrons are grappling with a pilot shortage and challenges in growing a corps of skilled maintainers. Defense News traveled ...

Fighter jets deployed rotationally to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa made precautionary landings there two days in a row.

U.S. Air Force F-15 Eagles Are Coming Home – But Not to ... The "four-ship of F-15C Eagles departed Kadena Air Base (Japan) as part of a large-scale divestment plan to modernize the base's ...

Summary: Last month, the United States Air Force demonstrated its capabilities at Kadena Air Base, Japan, with an impressive "elephant walk" involving advanced aircraft, including F-15C, F-16C, F ...

The U.S. has deployed over a dozen F-22 fighter jets to Okinawa for the first time in more than three years.

KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa — An F-16C Fighting Falcon ... the same day as part of a temporary plan to fill in for retiring F-15 Eagles, according to a news release from the 18th Wing.

The F-15's superior maneuverability and acceleration ... the Air Force inventory in 1979 and were first delivered to Kadena Air Base, Japan. These models were equipped with production Eagle ...

which is the host aviation unit for Kadena Air Base said that a number of F-35A aircraft arrived Monday. They are assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard's 134th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron.

NAHA--Increasing flights of outside military planes into U.S. Kadena ... and F-22 jets. It is believed that they had flown from other U.S. military installations such as Misawa Air Base in Aomori ...

The U.S. Air Force has maintained a rotational presence of fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Japan, which serves as an air power hub in the first island chain.

When the Eagle’s wheels first touched Kadena Air Base flightline in the fall of 1979, F-15C and D models were still fresh off the production line. As explained by Senior ...