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  • The Largest Land Return in Okinawa History

    YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Forces, Japan officials are preparing for the largest land return on Okinawa since the 1972 reversion of the island to Japanese control.The return of more than half of the Northern Training area, nearly 4,000 hectares of single and double-canopy rainforest, will reduce

  • Firefighters Take on the Tower

    Sirens and alarms assaulted the senses inside the claustrophobic stairwell of the 13-floor tower as firefighters raced to the top, donning 60 pounds of protective gear in addition to hoses, chairs , axes, and tools. With the deep hiss of each breath from respirator masks, every laborious heave of

  • Mr. Ice Guy

    Walt Disney’s frozen head and the X-Files are just a few of the things thought of in relation to cryogenics. However, on Kadena, as well as bases throughout the Air Force, cryogenics technicians help get aircraft off the ground.Cryogenics technicians support 33 different agencies here, from

  • DHA Director Talks Tricare

    Defense Health Agency director Vice Adm. Raquel Bono visited Okinawa to meet with military treatment facility commanders and staff. She was also the keynote speaker at MTF Commanders and Stakeholders Forum at Kadena's 18th Medical Group.

  • COMPACAF visits Kadena

    The Pacific Air Forces commander and command chief visited Team Kadena for three days to gain a better understanding of unit readiness, quality of life and Air Force operations on the island.

  • Don't be afraid of the dark

    An all-terrain vehicle is loaded into the back of a C-130 as part of a training exercise on the flightline at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan on Aug. 10, 2016. The DAGRE plays a vital role in the mission, supporting stability within the Indo-Asia-Pacific theatre, with a broad range of capabilities.

  • Innovative warfighters

    The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program isn’t widely known, even within the maintenance community. If an everyday back shop is incapable of fixing an item, that’s where AFREP comes in. Members of the AFREP shop are trained on micro–soldering, allowing them to work on parts that other shops in the

  • Wheels up

    18th EMS' wheel and tire shop works tirelessly to provide Kadena with aircraft tires.

  • 18 LRS FARP Team Refuels Anyplace, Anytime, Anywhere

    A 1st Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II flies during a training sortie Aug. 9, 2016, over the Pacific Ocean. The 1st SOS conducted a nighttime exercise involving the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron forward area refueling point team. FARP members routinely train with the 1st SOS

  • Pilot up!

    The 67th Fighter Squadron conducted instructor pilot training here Aug. 9.

  • FMA Airmen Evolve with Information

    Tech. Sgt. Michael Green and his team of Airmen bear the responsibility of managing and tracking the Air Force's largest vehicle fleet using an information system originally based on a punch card system.The On-Line Vehicle Integrated Management System, which was first used in 1971 and later went

  • Kadena Airfield Operations

    A 44th Fighter Squadron F-15 Eagle taxis on the flight line July 27, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Pilots bear the responsibility of defending Okinawa and Japan from adversaries seeking to harm U.S. and allied partners within the Indo-Asian Pacific theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman

  • Innovative warfighters:

    The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program isn’t widely known, even within the maintenance community. If an everyday back shop is incapable of fixing an item, that’s where AFREP comes in. Members of the AFREP shop are trained on micro–soldering, allowing them to work on parts that other shops in the

  • USFJ Commander appointed as Director of Ops, U.S. Joint Staff

    U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. John L. Dolan relinquished his command to Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Charles G. Chiarotti, Deputy Commander, U.S. Forces, Japan (USFJ) on Aug. 4 at the Yokota Air Base Officer's Club.Dolan was appointed as the director for operations, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, Washington,