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  • Kadena's End-Office brings home DISA Award fourth year in a row

    The 18th Communications Squadron's Telephone Switch was recently recognized by the U.S. Pacific Command with the Defense Information Systems Network Facility of the Year Award for the fourth year in a row.Kadena's Defense Switched Network End-Office competed against and bested 17 other end-offices

  • AADD gets you home safe

    The Airmen Against Drunk Driving program's primary mission is to assist the members of Kadena Air Base with an organized designated-driver program by providing safe, anonymous and free rides to residences in support of preventing alcohol-related incidents.Their goal is to prevent alcohol related

  • 623rd ACF transitions to 623rd ACS

    The 623rd Air Control Flight "Lightsword" transitioned back into a squadron for the first time in more than 20 years at 4:23 p.m. April 15, 2016.They re-organized as a squadron due to the increase in manning and their ever evolving mission."We are getting more Airmen with the introduction of the

  • NCO Academy Class 16-3 graduates

    NCO Academy Class 16-3 graduated from the Erwin Professional Military Education Center April 15. Sixty-nine students successfully completed the 28 day training course, which prepared them for advanced leadership positions and responsibilities.Congratulations to the following graduates of NCO Academy

  • Okinawans visit family tombs at Kadena MUNS

    Local Japanese families armed with garden tools and trays of food visited the tombs of their ancestors at Kadena's munitions storage area April 10.During the month of April, families all across Okinawa gather at the tombs of their ancestors to pray to the spirits and celebrate their lives at the

  • U.S. Airmen, Marines in Okinawa perform joint inspection

    Airmen from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron worked with Marines from the 4th Marine regiment, 3rd Marine division, for a joint inspection April 7.This joint inspection of cargo was in support of Marine forces in Australia as part of Marine Regiment Rotational Force Darwin."We prepared the cargo for

  • 67th, 44th AMU weapons load competition maintains readiness

    The 67th and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the first quarter weapons load competition April 5, 2016, at the flight line here.This competition tested the speed and abilities of both squadrons to gauge their efficiency of loading weapons onto an F-15 Eagle."It instills timeliness of the

  • Air Force Major saves local national

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Christopher Nastal, 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron chief of training, was driving down highway 329 with his wife, Sarah Nastal on March 27, 2016 when the unexpected happened."Sarah pointed out to me that she saw a man lying on the side of the road, so we stopped the car and

  • 2016 Road Tax collections begin in May

    Officials from the Joint Service Vehicle Registration Office will be collecting the annual road tax payment at Kadena's Keystone Theater.Service members, civilians and other status of forces agreement personnel can pay the annual road tax for their personal vehicles from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May