Four Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force members were injured Monday after a piece of military ordnance went off at the U.S.

The deployment is meant to buttress Kadena Air Base’s defenses. Kadena, a U.S. base on a Japanese island in the Ryukyu Islands, is just 400 miles from mainland China and borders the East China Sea.

In November, Kadena Air Base staged a 33-aircraft elephant walk, showing off the expanding types of aircraft being rotated through the important base. That display included then recently arrived F ...

O n Aug. 24, 2024, a formation of four F-15C Eagles departed Kadena Air Base, Japan, marking a significant step in the ongoing modernization of the base's airpower capabilities.

As the F-15C nears the end of its tenure at the base, the Department of Defense has chosen the F-15EX Eagle II to carry forward the mission of ensuring air superiority in Kadena. On Aug. 24, 2024 ...