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Kadena firefighters heat up fundraising

“Sparky the Dog,” the Kadena fire and emergency services mascot, gives a hug to a young member of the Kadena Air Base, Japan, community during the annual “Fill the Boot” Kadena Special Olympics fundraiser outside of the base exchange Aug. 13. The organization raised over $23,000, more than they have ever risen in this annual charity event. (U.S. Army photo/Charles Steitz)
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Kadena firefighters heat up fundraising

Members of the Kadena fire and emergency services held a “Fill the Boot” Kadena Special Olympics fundraiser to collect money outside of the base exchange at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 13. The organization raised over $23,000, more than they have ever risen in this annual charity event. (U.S. Army photo/Charles Steitz)
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Kijimuna Fest kick-off

Students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan, get audience members involved in their performance by handing off their Taiko drums to spectators on July 23, 2011. The students demonstrated Taiko drumming, Eisa dances and songs for the kick-off event of the Kijimuna Festival. This annual, nine-day celebration is designed to showcase performing arts, workshops and other activities to youth. This year's event consists of performing arts companies from 14 countries and is the first time that American children have performed traditional Okinawan song and dance in this forum. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Kijimuna Fest kick-off

Students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan, perform Eisa dancing and Taiko drumming to locals, military members and their families in Okinawa City during the kick-off of the Kijimuna Festival on July 23, 2011. This annual, nine-day celebration is designed to showcase performing arts, workshops and other activities to youth. This year's event consists of performing arts companies from 14 countries and is the first time that American children have performed traditional Okinawan dance in this forum. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Kijimuna Fest kick-off

Children watch as students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan, perform Eisa dancing and Taiko drumming for locals, military members and their families in Okinawa City during the kick-off of the Kijimuna Festival on July 23, 2011. This annual, nine-day celebration is designed to showcase performing arts, workshops and other activities to youth. This year's event consists of performing arts companies from 14 countries and is the first time that American children have performed traditional Okinawan dance in this forum. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Kijimuna Fest kick-off

Students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base, Japan, perform Eisa dancing and Taiko drumming for locals, military members and their families in Okinawa City during the kick-off of the Kijimuna Festival on July 23, 2011. This annual, nine-day celebration is designed to showcase performing arts, workshops and other activities to youth. This year's event consists of performing arts companies from 14 countries and is the first time that American children have performed traditional Okinawan dance in this forum. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)
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Okinawan intern 'pumps up' English skills at Risner

Ryo Oshiro, an Okinawan intern at the Risner Fitness Complex, checks out a basketball to a customer at the Risner on Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 14. Mr. Oshiro, a student from Kagamigaoka Special Education School who has been diagnosed with Marfanoid Hypermobility Syndrome which limits the mobility of his hands, lower back and legs, is working closely with both the Airmen and locally hired staff at the gym to gain further knowledge of American customs and the English language. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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18th LRS wins the Zenko Kai Award

Residents of the Ie Shima Elderly home receive gifts from members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron as part of a program to solidify the relationship between the base and local Okinawan communities, April 20. The 18th LRS received the coveted Zenko Kai award for their significant community service in the local communities between March 2010 and March 2011. (Courtesy photo)
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Earth Week

Students from the Zoological Enviromental Research Opportunity Club at Kadena Middle School plant cherry blossom trees at Marek Park April 22. The tree planting was part of an act of green for Earth Week that runs April 17-24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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Earth Week

Students from the Zoological Enviromental Research Opportunity Club at Kadena Middle School plant cherry blossom trees at Marek Park April 22. The tree planting was part of an act of green for Earth Week that runs April 17-24. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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Earth Week

Brig. Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, and Tokujitsu Miyagi, former mayor of Kadena Town, plant a cherry blossom tree at Kenney Park April 22. The tree planting was part of celebrating Earth Day at Kadena.(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen)
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18th Contracting Squadron receives awards

Martin Hansen, the Infrastructure Acquisition flight chief, receives the Secretary of the Air Force Professionalism in Contracting (non-supervisory) award from Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, the 18th Wing commander, here at Kadena Air Basae, March 21. This was one of five individual awards the contracting squadron received. The 18th CONS was also named Outstanding Large Contracting Unit in the Pacific Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman George Halley)
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Okinawa becomes a voluntary destination point for moms-to-be

Kadena members unload bags of moms-to-be and their families off a KC-135 from mainland Japan to Kadena Air Base, Mar. 23. Members of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 909th Air Refueling Squadron were able to transport nine moms and their families to Okinawa, Japan. This option was an alternative for moms-to-be and their families flying back to the United States which is not advised after 35 weeks of pregnancy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jarvie Z. Wallace)
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Okinawa becomes a voluntary destination point for moms-to-be

Pregnant mothers and their families prepare to board a medical bus after arriving on a KC-135 aircraft from Atsuki to Kadena Air Base, March 22. Members of the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and the 909th Air Refueling Squadron were able to transport nine moms and their families to Okinawa, Japan. This option was an alternative to flying back to the United States which is not advised after 35 weeks of pregnancy.
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Bio techs test for toxins near Tokyo

Tech. Sgt. Joanie Long, readiness NCOIC at the 18th Aeromedicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, holds an electronic personal dosimeter at the Bioenvironmental Engineering building, March 15. The dosimeter is one of the many pieces of equipment the two-man crew from 18th AMDS took to mainland Japana for the disaster relief efforts. The team has deploying to Yokota Air Base, near Tokyo, to test for radiation and other possible contaminates in the surrounding environment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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Bio techs test for toxins near Tokyo

Tech. Sgt. Joanie Long, readiness NCOIC at the 18th Aeromedicine Squadron’s Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight, inspects the equipment that has be taken to mainland Japan, March 15. The two-man team took the equipment to test for radioactive and other harmful chemicals and materials. Amid concerns for the environment, and because Yokota Air Base is 143 miles south of the atomic energy plants that were damaged during the earthquake and tsunami, a two-man team from the 18th AMDS is preparing to assist its sister base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Maeson L. Elleman)
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Kadena Engineers to the rescue

Lt. Col. James Greene, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, addresses his Airmen before they deployed to Misawa Air Base, in northern Japan March 12. More than 50 members of the 18th CES deployed to Misawa to help restore power and basic services there following a series of earthquakes and tsunami. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley)
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Kadena Engineers to the rescue

Chief Master Sgt. Robert Rucinski (right) from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, looks on as Airmen from his unit board a bus March 12 before departing for Misawa Air Base, in northern Japan. More than 50 members of the 18th CES deployed to Misawa to help restore power and basic services there. (U.S. Air Force photo / Staff Sgt. Lakisha Croley)
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Beverly High 11-03

Staff Sgt. Robyne Fields, 18th Force Support Squadron promotions and special actions counselor, checks Airmen’s mobility folders, March 2, at the Keystone Theater in support of Beverly High 11-03, a local operation readiness exercise. Beverly High 11-03 is an operational readiness exercise which prepares Airmen for real-world contingencies. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airmen 1st Class Brooke P. Beers)
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Firefighters Exercise

Firemen from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron participate in a fire simulation during Beverly High 11-03, a local operational readiness exercise on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 28. The LORE tests the 18th Wing members in various situations to ensure they can effectively accomplish the mission in contingency situations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Junko Kinjo)
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