{"id":10603,"date":"2017-10-23T21:29:41","date_gmt":"2017-10-23T21:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/10\/24\/air-force-f-35s-coming-to-japan-in-november\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:43:57","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:43:57","slug":"air-force-f-35s-coming-to-japan-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/2017\/10\/23\/air-force-f-35s-coming-to-japan-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force F-35s coming to Japan in November"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=0470b2d1-5c87-4aaa-812e-8ad638bc3d79\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-0470b2d1-5c87-4aaa-812e-8ad638bc3d79.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Air Force\u2019s F-35 is making its operational debut in the Asia-Pacific region, with 12 A-models set to arrive at Kadena Air Base, Japan, early this November for a six-month deployment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">More than 300 airmen from the 34th Fighter Squadron at Hill Air Force Base, Utah \u2014 including pilots, maintainers and other personnel \u2014 will deploy to Kadena to support the aircraft, Pacific Air Forces announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe F-35A gives the joint warfighter unprecedented global precision attack capability against current and emerging threats while complementing our air superiority fleet,\u201d said Gen. 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