A KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 909th Air Refueling Squadron departs Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Sept. 19, 2024. (Luis E. Rios Calderon/U.S. Air Force)

A KC-135 Stratotanker made a precautionary landing Wednesday at Kadena Air Base on Okinawa, according to a local media report.

The aerial refueler landed at 2:47 p.m., the Okinawa Times reported, citing unnamed sources and an uncredited photo. Firefighters and other service members were pictured in the photo gathered near the aircraft’s nose and left wing.

The 18th Wing at Kadena acknowledged phone and email queries Thursday by Stars and Stripes but did not provide responses before the end of the business day.

Kadena’s 909th Air Refueling Squadron provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and allied nations’ aircraft. They can also transport patients during aeromedical evacuations, according to the 18th Wing’s website.

The incident is the latest in a string of precautionary landings at Kadena.

Two F-16 Fighting Falcons from Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., made precautionary landings, one each on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, due to possible “jammed bullets,” the Ryukyu Shimpo reported at the time.

An F-16 also made a precautionary landing Jan. 13 at Kadena, according to the Ryukyu Shimpo. A day earlier, an F-22 Raptor made a similar landing at the base, the newspaper reported.

The 18th Wing has not confirmed these incidents.

On Oct. 18, two Raptors experienced tire issues. One aircraft had two tire failures while landing, and another had a “tire malfunction prior to takeoff,” according to the wing.

Earlier in October, another Raptor made a precautionary landing, following a similar incident in September involving a Raptor deployed from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. No injuries or runway damage were reported in the October incidents, the wing said at the time.

Stars and Stripes reporter Keishi Koja contributed to this report.