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  • Resiliency, communicating training to be held for Wingman Day, Oct. 2

    Wingman Day is slated for Oct. 2, as an opportunity for Airmen here to step outside of their day-to-day work environment and focus on fostering team-building.Wingman Day encourages Comprehensive Airmen Fitness, enhancing resiliency skills with group activities to promote physical, mental, social and

  • U.S., Japan Sign Environmental Clarification of Status of Forces Agreement

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida signed a clarification today on environmental stewardship related to U.S. forces in Japan.The agreement is an "important clarification" that strengthens cooperation on environmental stewardship in relation to U.S. armed forces

  • KSO needs volunteers for game day

    The 2015 Kadena Special Olympics is looking for at least 1700 volunteers to participate in this year's games at the Risner Fitness Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 7.Most of the volunteer positions will be athlete buddies. An athlete buddy is an escort for the athlete and their family and will

  • Tropical Storm Dujuan approaches Okinawa

    The 18th Wing commander declared Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 3 for Okinawa at 9 a.m. Sept. 25.At noon, Tropical Storm Dujuan, with winds gusting to 80 knots near its center, was located 366 nautical miles southeast of Kadena, moving northwest at 3 knots.Currently, the closest forecast

  • 320th STS Airmen execute amphibious training

    Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron conducted an amphibious training operation along the west coast of Okinawa Sept. 22 - 24 to refresh qualifications and retain proficiency in various special tactics skill sets.The training entailed day and nighttime helo-casting in cohesion with HH-60G

  • Erwin PME NCOA graduates Class 15-6

    NCO Academy Class 15-6 graduated at the Erwin Professional Military Education Center Sept. 24. Sixty-nine students successfully completed the 28 day training course, which prepared the students for advance leadership positions and responsibilities. Congratulations to the following graduates of NCO

  • Kadena hosts medical emergency management exercise

    Team Kadena conducted a medical emergency management exercise to test readiness in a disease containment scenario here Sept. 21, 2015.The exercise consisted of an incoming KC-135 Stratotanker from an unnamed Middle Eastern country with an aircrew member that had symptoms that raised concern for

  • Kadena observes POW/MIA Recognition Day

    Every year, on the third Friday in September, the nation takes time to reflect on those Americans who paid the ultimate price for their country during National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day.This day is a somber celebration of those who have returned and a remembrance of those who

  • Kadena celebrates AF’s 68th birthday at Passenger Terminal

    A cake cutting ceremony was held Sept. 18 in celebration of the Air Force's 68th birthday at the Kadena Passenger Terminal.The event was hosted by the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and volunteers from USO Kadena in order to honor the Air Force's aging heritage. Travelers passing through the terminal