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  • Kadena emergency response Airmen train together

    Airmen are participating in an Integrated Base Emergency Response Capabilities Training exercise March 16-20 to improve their ability to react to hazardous chemical threats on Kadena Air Base.Airmen bioenvironmental engineering, emergency management, emergency medical service and firefighter Airmen

  • Alcohol Related Incidents: Helping others, yourself

    Editor's note: This is the final installment in a four-part series on alcohol-related incidents.Many members of the military community fear the administrative repercussions of being involved in alcohol-related incidents.Forfeiture of pay, reduction in rank, community service, early return of

  • 18th AES striving for success

    Collapsing into the sweaty aircrew seats of a KC-135R Stratotanker, out of breath and just listening to the purr of the jet engines just after stabilizing their first patient who went into shock at 8000 ft. above sea level they know all of their training paid off.Members from the 18th Aeromedical

  • USAF, U.S. Army host 15th annual NCO exchange for JASDF

    U.S. Air Force and Army service members hosted an NCO exchange here March 3, giving seven Japan Air Self-Defense Force members a chance to work with their U.S. counterparts.The JASDF Airmen were each paired with Kadena Airmen or Soldiers in their respective jobs for almost two weeks. This allowed

  • 18th Wing rebuilds Next Generation Weather Radar

    (Editor's Note: Since this article was published, the completion date for the project has been delayed.) The 18th Wing is rebuilding the Next Generation Weather Radar that was destroyed by Typhoon Songda in 2011 near White Beach.After discussions with White Beach local officials and the 18th WG

  • Kadena recognizes SMSgt selectees

    The Air Force Personnel Center selected more than 30 of Kadena's promotion-eligible master sergeants to become senior master sergeants on March 5.This year's promotion cycle included 14,362 eligible master sergeants Air Force-wide, and out of them, 1,257 were selected for promotion, giving the Air

  • Military members, students master robotics

    U.S. service members helped spark Okinawa Department of Defense Dependent Schools students' interest in science, technology, engineering and math by helping them prepare for and participating in an island-wide robotics competition last month.The competition took place on U.S. Marine Corps Camp

  • Wisconsin Air National Guard leaders visit Kadena

    Leaders from Wisconsin's National Guard visited Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 4, 2015, to learn more about the missions here.U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Gregory Cullen, Wisconsin Air National Guard command chief, and Brig. Gen. Gary Ebben, Wisconsin National Guard assistant adjutant general,

  • Team Kadena hosts National Prayer Luncheon

    Nearly 300 people attended the 2015 National Prayer Luncheon hosted by Team Kadena at the Rocker NCO Club here Feb. 25.National Prayer breakfasts and luncheons are traditionally hosted throughout the United States and overseas on U.S. military installations during the month of February."The purpose

  • Marines join Kadena Airmen for contingency exercise

    Civil engineer Airmen and combat engineer Marines participated in a joint airfield damage and repair contingency exercise held at Kadena Air Base on Feb. 26, 2015.Joint forces from the 172nd and 171st Engineering Companies and 18th Civil Engineering Squadron worked together to repair a damaged