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  • Leave en route policy change benefits Airmen

    Some Airmen will now have the opportunity to take leave en route within the continental United States when they return home, or redeploy, from the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. This change can save Airmen significant time and travel-associated costs, as well as provide them an

  • Kadena RAPCON reverts to Japanese control

    On April 1, 1945 the United States military assumed control of Okinawa's airspace. On March, 30, 2010, control of the skies around this Pacific island officially returned to the Japanese government.In an historic ceremony at the site of the new Naha Radar Approach Control Facility, the U.S. military

  • Social Media Sites Soon Will Be Open on the AF Network

    EDITOR'S NOTE: The 18th Wing public affairs office currently provides content on several social media web sites including Twitter, YouTube and Flickr. Click on the corresponding icons under the social media tab located on the right column of the Kadena homepage. Air Force officials are opening the

  • Law allows spouses to keep residency while under orders

    A new law protects military spouses from being taxed for work performed in states where they're living outside their home states as a result of military orders. President Barack Obama signed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act, an amendment to the 2003 Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, on Nov.

  • 18th FSS to conduct briefings on new force management options

    Kadena Airmen interested in taking advantage of the Air Force's expanded force management options are encouraged to attend one of the spread-the-word briefings being conducted by the 18th Force Support Squadron at Keystone Theater April 1 and 2. There will be two briefings each day, one at 9 a.m.

  • 65th Anniversary of Battle of Okinawa

    Sixty-five years ago this week, over 100,000 artillery shells, rockets, and mortars blasted the Okinawan coastline from approximately modern-day Torii Station to Camp Lester. United States ships and aircraft saturated the area with fire and metal, landing as many as 25 rounds on every 100 square

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, March 31

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a short paragraph (NOT bullets) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be

  • 'Hurts one, affects all': April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month

    April has been declared Sexual Assault Awareness Month. In support of this observance, Kadena's Sexual Assault Response Coordinator's office will be manning booths and providing information on sexual assault and sexual assault prevent at the following locations: Spring Fest, Saturday, April 3,

  • DoDDS announces spring registration for school year 2010-2011

    All students planning to attend Department of Defense Dependents Schools in the Okinawa District are required to register for school year 2010-2011. This process enables the district to project student enrollment for the upcoming school year and maintain current student information. School and bus

  • 'My Okinawa' photo contest honors Kadena members

    Three Team Kadena members were honored March 22 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan for their photographs depicting life on Okinawa. Capt. Larry Kitchen, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, and Mrs. Nikki Pedersen each received one of the 10 Kariyushi awards. Sergeant Walker had never entered a

  • New vice commander to arrive this summer

    Col. Ricky Rupp, the U.S. Air Force fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., will succeed Col. Lenny Richoux as the 18th Wing vice commander this summer. Prior to his current assignment at CSIS, Colonel Rupp served as the executive secretary to the Secretary

  • 18th Wing readiness tested during exercise

    The largest combat air wing in the Air Force spent the week of March 22-26 evaluating and working to improve their readiness should they be called upon to respond to a contingency in the Pacific region. Kadena Airmen processed cargo and personnel, donned gas masks, launched aircraft and searched for