Units
Major units of Fifth Air Force are:
- 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
- Kadena AB hosts the 18th Wing, the largest combat wing in the USAF. With F-15 fighters, KC-135 refuelers, E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft, and HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, the 18th represents a major combat presence and capability in the Western Pacific.
- 35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan
- Two squadrons equipped with the most modern Block 50 F-16 variant and dedicated to the suppression of enemy air defenses.
- 374th Airlift Wing, Yokota Air Base, Japan
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