F-22A fighter jets arrive at Kadena airbase

F-22A fighter jets arrive at Kadena airbase

NAHA, Japan - F-22A stealth fighter jets arrive at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2011. The U.S. Air Force said it will deploy a total of 15 F-22As at the airbase for the next four months.

6 U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

6 U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. F-22A Raptor stealth fighter (foreground) arrives at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Jan. 10. A total of six of the newest F-22A Raptor fighters arrived there as part of a three-month deployment in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific.

U.S. willing to help Japan choose new mainstay fighters

U.S. willing to help Japan choose new mainstay fighters

WASHINGTON, United States - A photo taken in February 2007 shows a state-of-the-art F-22A stealth fighter landing at Kadena air base in Okinawa. Dennis Wilder, senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security Council, said on April 25 that the United States wants to help Japan choose new fighters to replace the aging F-4EJ fighters to be scrapped from fiscal 2008.

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Two F-22A Raptors, the newest U.S. stealth fighters, arrive at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Feb. 17 for a temporary deployment outside the United States.

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. soldiers on Feb. 17 gather around a F-22A Raptor, the newest U.S. stealth fighter, at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Feb. 17. Two F-22A Raptors arrived at the base earlier in the day for a temporary deployment outside the United States.

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A F-22A Raptor, the newest U.S. stealth fighter, touches down at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Feb. 17 for a temporary deployment outside the United States. Two F-22A Raptors were deployed at the base on the day.

U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter for 90-120 days in Okinawa

U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter for 90-120 days in Okinawa

WASHINGTON, United States - The U.S. Air Force shows its newest stealth fighter, the F-22A Raptor, to reporters at the Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on Jan. 31. The U.S. Air Force will deploy 12 F-22A planes and about 260 personnel, including about 20 pilots, at the Kadena Air Base in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture.

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - Two F-22A Raptors, the newest U.S. stealth fighters, arrive at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Feb. 17 for a temporary deployment outside the United States. (Kyodo)

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A F-22A Raptor, the newest U.S. stealth fighter, touches down at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Feb. 17 for a temporary deployment outside the United States. Two F-22A Raptors were deployed at the base on the day. (Kyodo)

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - U.S. soldiers on Feb. 17 gather around a F-22A Raptor, the newest U.S. stealth fighter, at the Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Feb. 17. Two F-22A Raptors arrived at the base earlier in the day for a temporary deployment outside the United States. (Kyodo)

U.S. willing to help Japan choose new mainstay fighters

U.S. willing to help Japan choose new mainstay fighters

WASHINGTON, United States - A photo taken in February 2007 shows a state-of-the-art F-22A stealth fighter landing at Kadena air base in Okinawa. Dennis Wilder, senior director for East Asian affairs at the National Security Council, said on April 25 that the United States wants to help Japan choose new fighters to replace the aging F-4EJ fighters to be scrapped from fiscal 2008. (Kyodo)

U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter for 90-120 days in Okinawa

U.S. to deploy F-22 fighter for 90-120 days in Okinawa

WASHINGTON, United States - The U.S. Air Force shows its newest stealth fighter, the F-22A Raptor, to reporters at the Langley Air Force Base in Virginia on Jan. 31. The U.S. Air Force will deploy 12 F-22A planes and about 260 personnel, including about 20 pilots, at the Kadena Air Base in Japan's Okinawa Prefecture. (Kyodo)

6 U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

6 U.S. stealth fighters arrive at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

NAHA, Japan - A U.S. F-22A Raptor stealth fighter (foreground) arrives at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa on Jan. 10. A total of six of the newest F-22A Raptor fighters arrived there as part of a three-month deployment in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. (Kyodo)

F-22A fighter jets arrive at Kadena airbase

F-22A fighter jets arrive at Kadena airbase

NAHA, Japan - F-22A stealth fighter jets arrive at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on Jan. 12, 2011. The U.S. Air Force said it will deploy a total of 15 F-22As at the airbase for the next four months. (Kyodo)