On October 27, it was announced that U.S. Air Force F-15C/D Eagle fighter aircraft would be withdrawn from Kadena Air Base located in Okinawa, Japan, in 2023.This marks the end of a 44-year continuous presence first established in 1979.Some U.S. experts were quick to criticize Washington for this decision since the fighters countered China’s growing influence in the region and increased combat capability.But now it has now come to light that the Pentagon will be transferring a much more potent replacement. In this video Defense Updates analyzes why US Air Force is deploying the F-22 Raptor in Okinawa, Japan ? #DefenseUpdates #f22raptor #usairforce