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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at Kadena air base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Oct. 23, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Oct. 9, 2025.

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New commander at U.S. Kadena base

New commander at U.S. Kadena base

Brig. Gen. John Gallemore (L) is pictured during a change of command ceremony at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on July 14, 2025, as he assumes command of the 18th Wing.

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New commander at U.S. Kadena base

New commander at U.S. Kadena base

Brig. Gen. John Gallemore delivers a speech at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture on July 14, 2025, as he assumes command of the 18th Wing.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 27, 2025.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 27, 2025.

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Blast in Okinawa hurts 4 Japan SDF members

Blast in Okinawa hurts 4 Japan SDF members

A Japan Self-Defense Forces vehicle with a sign reading "Unexploded bomb disposal" is seen in an ammunition depot area in the village of Yomitan in Okinawa Prefecture, on June 9, 2025. An explosion occurred earlier in the day in the area near the U.S. military's Kadena Air Base, slightly injuring four Japan Ground Self-Defense Force members who were working at the depot.

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[Breaking News]Okinawa peace march

KADENA, Japan, May 17 Kyodo - People march near the U.S. Kadena Air Base (in the background) in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kadena, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Okinawa peace march

Okinawa peace march

People march near the U.S. Kadena Air Base (in the background) in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kadena, southern Japan, on May 17, 2025, during a peace march calling for the burden on Okinawa from hosting U.S. forces to be reduced, two days after the 53rd anniversary of its reversion to Japan. Okinawa hosts about 70 percent of U.S. forces in Japan.

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Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachuting drill at Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 3, 2024.

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Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachuting drill at Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Sept. 3, 2024.

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Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

U.S. military personnel conduct a parachuting drill at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 23, 2024.

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Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

U.S. military personnel conduct a parachuting drill at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on Aug. 23, 2024.

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Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

Japanese and U.S. flags wave in the wind at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on July 12, 2024.

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Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

Kadena Air Base in Okinawa

Japanese and U.S. flags wave in the wind at the U.S. Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on July 12, 2024.

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Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

U.S. military personnel conduct a parachuting drill at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on July 8, 2024.

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Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

Parachuting drill at U.S. Air Force base in Okinawa

U.S. military personnel conduct a parachuting drill at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on July 8, 2024.

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Alleged attempted rape by U.S. serviceman in Okinawa

Alleged attempted rape by U.S. serviceman in Okinawa

People stage a protest rally near the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2024, after it was revealed earlier in the day that a U.S. Marine in his 20s was arrested in May on suspicion of injuring a female while allegedly attempting to rape her in the prefecture.

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Attempted rape by U.S. serviceman in Okinawa

Attempted rape by U.S. serviceman in Okinawa

Protesters hold flowers in front of a gate of the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2024, after it was revealed earlier in the day that a U.S. Marine in his 20s was arrested in May on suspicion of injuring a female while allegedly attempting to rape her in the prefecture.

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Attempted rape by U.S. serviceman in Okinawa

Attempted rape by U.S. serviceman in Okinawa

A protester holds flowers in front of a gate of the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa on June 28, 2024, after it was revealed earlier in the day that a U.S. Marine in his 20s was arrested in May on suspicion of injuring a female while allegedly attempting to rape her in the prefecture.

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U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans, commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, speaks during a meeting with Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda in Naha on June 27, 2024, about a U.S. Air Force member who was indicted in March for allegedly sexually assaulting and kidnapping a local girl under the age of 16 in December 2023.

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U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

U.S. serviceman indicted over sexual assault of minor

Okinawa Vice Gov. Takekuni Ikeda (R) reads a protest statement in Naha, in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on June 27, 2024, during a meeting with Brig. Gen. Nicholas Evans (C), commander of the U.S. Air Force's 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, against the alleged sexual assault and kidnapping of a local girl under the age of 16 by a U.S. Air Force member in December 2023. The U.S. serviceman was indicted in March.

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U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet lands at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on May 23, 2024.

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U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military personnel conduct a parachuting drill at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on April 19, 2024.

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U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

A U.S. F-22 fighter jet (front) lands at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa on May 23, 2024.

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U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. Air Force Kadena air base in Okinawa

Photo taken on May 23, 2024, shows three U.S. F-16 fighter jets at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Dec. 8, 2023, shows the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in the southern Japan island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military parachuting drill

U.S. military parachuting drill

U.S. Air Force conducts a parachuting drill at its Kadena Air Base on Okinawa's main island in southern Japan, on April 19, 2024.

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U.S. military parachuting drill

U.S. military parachuting drill

U.S. Air Force conducts a parachuting drill at its Kadena Air Base on Okinawa's main island in southern Japan, on April 19, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill above an air base in Kadena in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 14, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill above an air base in Kadena in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 14, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill above an air base in Kadena in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on March 14, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Feb. 15, 2024.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 11, 2023, shows an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle deployed at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 11, 2023, shows U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter jets parked at the Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 11, 2023, shows a U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter jet (front) touching down at the Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 8, 2023, from a Kyodo News plane shows the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 11, 2023, shows a U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter jet (front) taking off from the Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 11, 2023, shows a U.S. Air Force F-15C fighter jet taking off from the Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

U.S. military's Kadena air base in Okinawa

File photo taken on Dec. 8, 2023, from a Kyodo News plane shows the U.S. Air Force's Kadena Air Base in Japan's southern island prefecture of Okinawa.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024.

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U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. military parachute drill

U.S. Air Force personnel conduct a parachute drill at an air base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Jan. 19, 2024.

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MQ9 drone

MQ9 drone

An MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle (C) arrives at the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, on Oct. 13, 2023.

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U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

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U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

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U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

U.S. military unveils MQ9 drone to media

The U.S. military unveils an MQ9 unmanned aerial vehicle to the media at the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force's air base in the Kagoshima Prefecture city of Kanoya, southwestern Japan, on Oct. 12, 2023. The drone, now at the Kagoshima base for temporary deployment, will be moved to the U.S. Air Force's Kadena base in Okinawa Prefecture, southern Japan, in November.

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U.S. F-35A stealth fighter

U.S. F-35A stealth fighter

A U.S. Air Force F-35A stealth fighter is shown to the press at Kadena Air Base in the southern Japanese island prefecture of Okinawa on June 16, 2023.

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Japan, U.S. fighters to hold drill from Miyazaki ASDF base

Japan, U.S. fighters to hold drill from Miyazaki ASDF base

MIYAZAKI, Japan - A U.S. F-15 fighter based in Kadena, Okinawa arrives at the Air Self-Defense Force Niutabaru base in Miyazaki Prefecture on Sept. 3 for the fifth joint Japan-U.S. military exercise associated with the reconfiguration of U.S. military forces in Japan. The exercise, to be held on Sept. 4, involves two U.S. F-15 fighters from Kadena and two Japanese F-4 fighters.

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