The U.S. Air Force 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron has been conducting missions since its arrival at Kadena Air Base in 1968.

The RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft supports theater and national level consumers with near real time on-scene intelligence collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.

According to data captured by the aircraft tracking service Flightradar24, a U.S. Air Force RC-135V spy plane, also known as Rivet Joint, reached Kadena Air Base on Sunday from Anchorage in Alaska ...