18th Wing

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18th Wing
18th Wing Insignia
Active	August 1948–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Role	Fighter / Command & Control / Airlift / Rescue
Part of	Fifth Air Force Pacific Air Forces
Garrison/HQ	Kadena Air Base
Motto(s)	"Unguibus Et Rostro" With Talons and Beak
Engagements	World War II Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1941–1945) Korean Service (1950–1953)
Decorations	AFOUA ROK PUC RVGC w/ Palm
Commanders
Current commander	Brig Gen Nicholas B. Evans
Notable commanders	Robert L. Rutherford Patrick K. Gamble Richard E. Hawley William T. Hobbins Lauris Norstad George B. Simler Robert F. Titus Bud Anderson

The United States Air Force's 18th Wing is the host wing for Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan and is the Air Force's largest combat wing. It is the largest and principal organization in the Pacific Air Forces Fifth Air Force.

The Wing's 18th Operations Group is a successor organization of the 18th Pursuit Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II.