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An F-15E Strike Eagle that took off from Diego Garcia on Monday discovered mid-flight that one of its wheels was missing.
An F-15E Strike was flying from Diego Garcia to Kadena when it was discovered that a wheel was missing. A U.S. Air Force ...
The 18th Wing is conducting safety inspections on all F-15E Strike Eagles deployed to Kadena Air Base after one of the ...
An Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle deployed to Kadena Air Base landed safely after one of its wheels was discovered missing in ...
The head of the Army’s Air and Missile Defense Command last week confirmed the service expects to release the next air and ...
The 18th Wing said the wheel was recovered on the flightline at U.S. Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean ...
U.S. Air Force Airmen from Kadena Air Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, alongside Marine Corps Air Station ...
Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Boeing Outlines Positive Momentum For ...
Send Air Force F-35s to Japan Other observers argue withdrawing U.S. fighter aircraft from Kadena Air Base is wise given the base’s vulnerability to Chinese missile strikes in a contingency.
Kadena Air Base demonstrated its prowess back in January when it conducted an "elephant walk" featuring no less than nine KC-135 aerial refueling tankers, under the watchful eye of the 18th Wing.
About 45 people at Kadena Air Base were affected by exposure to smoke or chlorine gas from a fire that started at a hazardous materials facility, officials say. The fire has been extinguished ...