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Kadena Air Base, located on the island of Okinawa, is the closest U.S. air base to Taiwan, with a distance of 370 miles.
A second squadron of F-35A Lightning IIs landed Thursday at Kadena Air Base, joining other F-35s and F-15E Strike Eagles on rotational duty with the 18th Wing on Okinawa.
During April 2025, a Royal Australian Air Force P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol crew deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, ...
A rare joint patrol of the nightlife area outside Kadena Air Base by U.S. military and Okinawa authorities ended with a ...
US Airmen returned to Vermont after their deployment to a base in Japan. Dramatic footage shows over 200 members of the 158th ...
Okinawa prefectural police and U.S. service members conducted a joint patrol here near the U.S. Kadena Air Base late on April ...
More than 200 Airmen from the Vermont Air National Guard returned home from a deployment to Kadena Air Base in Japan.
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - Tuesday was homecoming day for more than 200 members of the Vermont Air National Guard. The service ...
The service members returned home Tuesday morning following a deployment to the Kadena Air Base in Japan. The Guard says the deployment of members of the 158th Fighter Wing was part of a planned ...
The United States has the widest network of military bases in the Asian region as part of its "forward deployment" strategy.