The U.S. Air Force will send approximately 12 F-22s to Kadena air base, Japan to replace the F-15Cs being stationed there, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada announced.
A U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, sits on the flightline, July 8, 2018, at Yokota Air Base, Japan. Eight F-22s evacuated from Kadena Air Base, Japan due to Typhoon Maria. The F-22 is being deployed under U.S. PACOM’s theater security package (TSP) program, which has been in operation since 2004. (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Hamada says the deployment of F-22s will be a semi-annual rotation going forward.
