Welcome to Kadena AFB

HEADQUARTERS OF THE 2ND WING

"RODN"

498th Tactical Missile Group
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa

The "B" Bird on Okinawa

Mace "B" Tactical Missile
Launch and Maintenance Sites

The 18^th Wing is host at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, Japan.  It is the largest U.S. military installation in the Asia-Pacific region and the largest wing in the Air Force.  The 18^th Wing maintains combat readiness to support the air operations tasking as directed by the commander, U.S. Pacific Command, throughout the Pacific Air Forces and 5^th Air Force.   The 18^th Wing’s mission is to defend U.S. and Japan’s mutual interests by providing a responsive staging and operational air base with integrated, deployable, forward-based airpower. The wing is composed of five groups: operations, maintenance, mission support, civil engineer and medical.  The wing provides facilities for U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, Army and other forces assigned to or transiting Kadena. 

COMMANDER OF MILITARY

Ken Paulick

KADENA UNITS

&

BASE COMMANDER
Available for Assignment

498th Tactical Missile Group
Kadena Air Base, Okinawa