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Kadena AB KC-135, 18th AES

Kadena AB KC-135, 18th AES poster art.

The 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (18th AES) maintains a forward presence and supports medical contingencies in the Pacific to include the only neonatal air facility in the region. The squadron’s area of operations is the largest in the military, reaching from the Horn of Africa to Alaska. The 18th AES deploys, establishes and operates elements of a theater aeromedical evacuation system, including a mobile staging facility, evacuation command and control, and crews for worldwide taskings.