‘Build Combat Readiness’: The US Air Force Just Sent F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighters to China’s Doorstep Out at Kadena AFB
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‘Build Combat Readiness’: The US Air Force Just Sent F-22 Raptor Stealth Fighters to China’s Doorstep out at Kadena AFB
"There is no substitute for a fifth-generation fighter," said retired Col. J.V. Venable of the Mitchell Institute. "It is a complete package of collection, computation power and the ability to disseminate that and then employ in a way that no other fighter in the world can do." F-22s from the 27th and 90th Expeditionary Fighter Squadrons flew from Kadena on 3 August while the 18th Wing waits on its F-15EXs.
On August 3, 2026, an F-22 Raptor fighter jet belonging to the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron of the U.S. Air Force took off from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, during Exercise Beverly Beach 26-1. (Credit: Air Force Senior Airman Violette Hosack)
Forward Refueling Keeps Combat Airpower in the Fight
AUGUST 5, 2026 – An F-22 Raptor rolls to a stop as U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron quickly moved into position. Within moments, fuel flowed from an MC-130J to the Raptor during a forward arming and refueling point operation, reducing ground time and returning the aircraft to the mission during readiness exercise Beverly Beach 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4 2026. Forward arming and refueling point o…
BB26-1: Forward refueling keeps combat airpower in the fight
An F-22 Raptor rolls to a stop as U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron quickly moved into position. Within moments, fuel flowed from an MC-130J to the Raptor during a forward arming and refueling point operation, reducing ground time and returning the aircraft to the mission during readiness exercise Beverly Beach 26-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 4 2026.
With the BB26-1 exercise, the U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor poachers deployed in Japan continue to upgrade their combat capabilities in an area of responsibility as demanding and complex as the Indo-Pacific is today.From Kadena Air Base, aircraft and crews of the Expeditionary Hunting Squadrons 27 and [...] The entry The U.S. Air Force continues to upgrade the combat capability of its F-22 Raptor deployed in Japan appears first in Military Zone.
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