AC-130J GHOSTRIDER VISITS JAPAN Published March 29, 2021 By Captain Renee Douglas 353rd Special Operations Group KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan -- An AC-130J Ghostrider prepares to land at Kadena Air Base on March 29, 2021. Regularly stationed at Hurlburt Field, Florida, this is the first time the updated J model of the AC-130 has landed or operated in Japan.