CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * 421st EFS bolsters Kadena's fighter presence KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- F-35A Lightning IIs assigned to the 421st Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, touched down at Kadena Air Base, April 24, 2025, completing the latest round of U.S. Air Force fighter deployments to the Pacific. Previous A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II pilot assigned to the 421s  more