F-22A Raptors and about 300 Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the 192nd Fighter Wing, Va. Air National Guard, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2013. The F-22 deployment is in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. The deployed unit will perform training under the direction of the 18th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)
F-22A Raptors and about 300 Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the 192nd Fighter Wing, Va. Air National Guard, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2013. The F-22 deployment is in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. The deployed unit will perform training under the direction of the 18th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, talks with more than 250 Airmen who are deployed to Kadena from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, at the Keystone Theater Jan. 15, 2013. The general spoke to the Airmen who recently arrived about the importance of being "American ambassadors" while they are here and the positive role they can have in the local community. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Hailey R. Davis)
F-22A Raptors and about 300 Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the 192nd Fighter Wing, Va. Air National Guard, deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on Jan. 14, 2013. The F-22 deployment is in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. The deployed unit will perform training under the direction of the 18th Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Justin Veazie)
by Pacific Air Forces
Pacific Air Forces Public Afffairs
1/15/2013 - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii -- F-22A Raptors and about 300 Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the 192nd Fighter Wing, Va. Air National Guard, will deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on a four-month rotation. The F-22's are scheduled to arrive to Kadena AB in mid-January 2013.
Pacific Air Forces Theater Security Package deployments to the Asia-Pacific region signify a continued commitment to regional stability and security, while allowing units to train in the Pacific theater. F-22's routinely deploy throughout the PACOM AOR.
The F-22 deployment to Kadena AB is in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific, and the deployed unit will perform training under the direction of the 18th Wing at Kadena AB.
The United States routinely evaluates readiness and repositions forces as needed to ensure capabilities necessary to meet obligations in the Asia-Pacific region. These deployments demonstrate the continued U.S. commitment to fulfill security responsibilities throughout the Western Pacific and to maintain peace in the region.
