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  • PACAF IG visits Kadena

    Members of the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General team are visiting Kadena between Sept. 14 and 18.This visit is to ensure that Kadena is performing at the level it should be, in compliance with Air Force Instructions and standards."The purpose of the visit is to provide a hands-on opportunity for

  • Kadena begins Project 22 initiative

    Kadena senior leadership is kicking off  Project 22 this week in support of September being suicide awareness month.Project 22 is a participant-driven initiative where all of team Kadena is challenged to visit agencies around the base to raise awareness about the methods and resources of lowering

  • 2015 OHA survey release

    KADENA AIR BASE, Japan - The Defense Travel Management Office is asking service members in Japan who are currently receiving an overseas housing allowance to take part in the annual housing survey. The survey is instrumental in ensuring accurate housing allowance rates for military families living

  • 18th Wing participates in Okinawa disaster drill

    For the first time ever, the 18th Wing participated in a bilateral disaster response exercise alongside Japan Self-Defense Forces and the Okinawa Prefectural Government at Atta Port Sept. 5.The exercise gave participants and spectators an understanding of how the 82 separate entities from U.S.

  • Post Office going electronic

    Beginning Oct. 1, the Kadena Base Post Office will be switching over to an email notification system for package arrivals rather than the slip system.This change comes with the Air Force's initiative to become a paperless Air Force.In following with this paperless initiative, the change will be

  • Team Kadena wraps up Tsuiki ATR

    Twelve F-15s and more than 150 Kadena Airmen wrapped up two weeks of bilateral training with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force members at Tsuiki Air Base in Japan, Sept. 3.The aviation training relocation program is designed to increase operational readiness and interoperability between U.S. and

  • 18th Wing Airmen deploy for ATR, build relationships with allies

    More than 150 U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 18th Wing and 12 F-15 Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron deployed here for a two-week Aviation Training Relocation beginning Aug. 21.The ATR gave the Airmen the opportunity to train and interact with Japan Air Self-Defense Force members, but they're

  • 2015 Kadena Senior NCO Induction Ceremony

    Kadena hosted its annual Senior NCO induction ceremony Aug. 28, 2015. This ceremony commemorated the inductees' entrance into the Air Force's Top 3. Those who were selected to put on the rank of master sergeant were recognized for their achievement.Inductees present at the ceremony are listed

  • Back to school for Kadena students

    More than 4,100 Kadena students officially ended their summer vacation as they headed back to school Aug. 31 at Kadena Air Base, Japan."We have a top notch group of students and we have the best, most dedicated faculty that I have ever had the pleasure of serving," Wendy Cooley, Amelia Earhart