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  • Air National Guard Airman dies at Kadena after fall

    An Airman assigned to the 115th Fighter Wing, Wisconsin Air National Guard, died April 5 following a fall from a fifth story window.The Airman was pronounced dead at 9:51 p.m. after being transported to the U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa at Camp Foster.The incident is under investigation.The Airman's

  • Operation PACIFIC ANGEL 15-3 spreads care in Vietnam

    The United States and Vietnam began humanitarian assistance operations here March 23 as part of Operation Pacific Angel 15-3.Entering its eighth year, PACANGEL ensures the region's militaries are prepared to work together to address humanitarian crises. Since 2007, PACANGEL operations have improved

  • Largest Kadena flying exercise successfully completed

    Team Kadena pulled off their most aggressive exercise to date with Forceful Tiger off the coast of Okinawa April 1.Forceful Tiger was a large force exercise designed to demonstrate the 18th Wing's combat capabilities to defend Okinawa and had more participation from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron

  • Team Kadena welcomes new 18th Wing commander

    Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker relinquished command of the 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. Barry R. Cornish during a change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan,April 2.Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, presided over the event held inside a hangar where Airmen,

  • Kadena's 67th FS, AMU honor new dedicated crew chiefs

    Members from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit were recognized as maintenance experts on their respective aircraft and were each paired with an F-15C Eagle and pilot during a dedicated crew chief ceremony here today.U.S. Air Force Col. David Mineau, 18th Operations Group commander, explained the

  • April is SAAP month

    Although sexual assault prevention and response is a year-round issue, the 18th Wing SAPR office will be ramping up their outreach efforts this April in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.SAAP month is a global observance aiming to shine a light on sexual assault, a topic

  • ALS class 15-C graduates

    During an Airman Leadership School graduation March 27, at the Rocker NCO club, 42 Airmen took the next step toward becoming future NCOs and better leaders.Congratulations to the following graduates of ALS Class 15-C:John L. Levitow AwardSenior Airman David Hibbett, 390th Intelligence

  • 67th Fighter Squadron breaks Kadena AB sortie record

    The 67th Fighter Squadron broke a Kadena Air Base record on March 26, for the most sortie missions flown in four days.The 67th FS set a lofty goal of getting 267 sorties in four days, but because of hard work, coordination and perseverance they were able to meet and exceed those goals by completing

  • Finding the hidden treasures of Okinawa

    The Kadena Air Base Catholic Youth Group took a new spin on exploring the hidden treasures of Okinawa by going geocaching March 21.Geocaching consists of individuals competing with one another to find hidden containers using GPS tools. These hidden caches are strategically hidden outdoors with a

  • Air Force mourns the loss of ninth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force

    The ninth Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James C. Binnicker passed away March 21 in Calhoun, Ga.Chief Binnicker was born in Orangeburg, S.C., on July 23, 1938. He was a leader and an Airman from the day he first joined the Civil Air Patrol as a high school freshman. His childhood dream was to

  • Kadena's Shogun Warriors in force at Cope Tiger 15

    The Shogun Warriors were out in force at this year's Exercise Cope Tiger 15 March 9 through 20 in Thailand.Airmen with the 44th Fighter Squadron, the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, and the 909th Air Refueling Squadron from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan, brought F-15s, an E-3 and a