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  • Crash course in crash recovery

    With more than 180 sorties flown out of Kadena every week, it's no surprise that not every one is going to be smooth. That's why Kadena's 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron has crash recovery units, North and South, to respond for heavy aircraft and fighter jets, respectively."We respond to all

  • TMO Airman helps move Kadena along

    Whether it's obtaining orders or simulating a deployment, chances are many Team Kadena members have been helped by Senior Airman Cristofer Mercado, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron passenger travel clerk, at one time or another."Right now, my main job is passenger travel," he said as he prepared to

  • 18th MUNS operates more than munitions

    Kadena's 18th Munitions Squadron operates the Air Force's largest conventional munitions storage area, a total of 5,900 acres, to support all U.S. military and Japan Ground and Air Self-Defense Force activities.The squadron provides the wing and associate units with munitions for more than 12,000

  • Properly assess emergencies to limit 911 calls

    Imagine you are playing a game of basketball on base with your friends, when a teammate is tripped and falls to the floor.His ankle hurts when he puts weight on it, but it isn't swelling or discolored and he is otherwise uninjured. What do you do?Though the best answer to this question is to use

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 20

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please e-mail a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • KADENA BASE BULLETIN, July 13

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please e-mail a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • American Red Cross gets worldwide emergency communication phone number

    The American Red Cross has recently implemented a single toll-free phone number to better connect military members to their families in the event of an emergency.Unlike before where the individual requesting this important tool had to be in contact with the Red Cross in the local area, the ARC will

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 7

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • Karing Kennels advises pet-ownership preparedness

    When owning a pet on Okinawa as a U.S. service member, there are a number of things people should consider in order to ensure the happiness of their pets like living conditions and diet.However, the main thing that should be in the mind of every military pet owner are accommodations during a

  • KARC reaches $100,000 in relief donations

    Since the devastating earthquake and following tsunami struck the island of Honshu, Japan (commonly referred to as mainland Japan), March 11, service members and their spouses at Kadena have been working tirelessly to accumulate donations for the victims.Thanks to their efforts, in little more than

  • Rescue Airmen engage hostile forces to retrieve 'Fallen Angels'

    -- Airmen from Bagram Airfield's 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron performed a daring mountainside rescue here, April 23, after an Army helicopter crashed in a hostile Afghan valley.The Airmen, deployed from the 33rd RQS at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the 212th RQS at Joint Base

  • Military spouses serve alongside service members

    Life changes for a service member at the raising of the right hand, taking an oath and signing on a dotted line.For the spouse of military member, their service begins the day they extend their left hand and say I do.Every day military spouses can be seen helping out in communities around the world.

  • 18th LRS win Zenko Kai Award

    Members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron have been named the winners of the honorary Zenko Kai Award. An Award given to a group for good deeds done between March 2010 and March 2011. In an effort to reinforce the relationship between Team Kadena and the local community, Japanese and American

  • Okinawa becomes temporary voluntary destination for mothers-to-be

    A military flight carrying eight pregnant women, along with their family members and medical personnel, arrived here from mainland Japan March 22 as part of the authorized voluntary departure program headed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense.Due to their pregnancies, the women were