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  • Kadena holds Memorial Day service, honors fallen

    Leaders, veterans and active-duty personnel from all branches of service on Okinawa gathered at Chapel 1 here to attend a Memorial Day ceremony May 25.Memorial Day is an annual holiday observed on the last Monday in May, and is a special day set aside to remember the brave men and women who have

  • Kadena promotes safety through annual fair

    The 18th Wing hosted their second annual Safety Wingman Day May 21 to promote Comprehensive Airman Fitness and safety for Kadena Airmen and their families.As with other similar events throughout the years, the day focused on individual and group safety throughout everyday activities.However, Tech.

  • NDI has mettle to find metal cracks

    During an F-15 Eagle pre-flight inspection, a crew chief discovers a crack in the paint. Because flaws in aircraft components can be potentially catastrophic, he strips it down to bare metal and calls the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron Nondestructive Inspection Flight.NDI uses several

  • 18th FSS takes care of Kadena

    Raising morale and supporting Kadena's warrior Airmen and their families are top priorities for the 18th Force Support Squadron here, and they take it very seriously.The 18th FSS runs many of the facilities where a majority of Kadena's members spend their time and has reinvested more than $9 million

  • Defenders on Okinawa host National Police Week

    Defenders are protectors. They are the men and women that guard the gates so you can sleep. They are the mothers and fathers that patrol the streets so your children can play safely outside. They are the service members who keep the world's greatest military in check. If the U.S. military is the

  • ALS Class 15-D graduates

    Airman Leadership School Class 15-D graduated May 13 at the Rocker NCO Club.Congratulations to the following graduates of ALS Class 15-D:John L. Levitow AwardSenior Airman Travis Sumpter, 18th Security Forces SquadronDistinguished GraduatesSenior Airman Denise Cox, 718th Aircraft Maintenance

  • Kadena weathers its first typhoon of 2015

    Typhoon Noul, the first typhoon of the year for Okinawa, hit the island May 12.The typhoon, which hit even before typhoon season begins June 1, only brought Kadena into Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness Caution, though it was predicted to be much larger and much stronger when it was first

  • Kadena Shoguns dig deep for dragon boat races

    Yellow, green and black boats bob up and down with the swell of the sea. Hands clench and bodies stiffen as rowers ready themselves for the sound of a gun.Bang!Three ornately carved dragons soar through the water, as oars stroke in unison to the rhythmic sound of a metal gong.Although the race only

  • Kadena firefighters facilitate joint training

    It's one thing to talk about what steps to take if a fire breaks out, and something else entirely to combat an out-of-control blaze. For U.S. Marines and sailors operating onboard a ship deployed to the middle of the ocean with no nearby aid, that distinction becomes even more important.To prepare

  • Typhoon Noul jump starts season

    Typhoon Noul has jump-started the typhoon season and is forecasted to cause destructive winds midday May 12 here.Typhoon season officially starts June 1 and the 18th Wing commander will direct all military installations on Okinawa to transition to Tropical Cyclone Condition of Readiness 4 until Nov.