VP-26 conducts routine ops onboard Kadena Air Base while forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet

U.S. Navy Aviation Machinist's Mate Airman Jillian McCormick, assigned to Patrol and Reconnaissance (VP) Squadron 26, walks the flightline of P-8A Poseidon's parked on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 16, 2026. VP-26 is forward deployed to U.S. 7th Fleet, the Navy’s largest forward-deployed numbered fleet. U.S. 7th Fleet routinely interacts and operates with allies and partners in preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Bennett IV)