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  • Kadena first responders recognized for typhoon rescue

    U.S. and Japanese members of the 18th Security Forces Squadron the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron involved in the rescue of two trapped security forces squadron members were recognized by Brig. Gen. James Hecker, 18th Wing commander, here Sept. 12 at the Kadena Officers' Club. The Air Force

  • 18th MUNS keeps PACAF armed, ready

    At the base newcomer's brief, residents are shown how four separate Air Force bases from the Pacific can fit inside Kadena thanks to its expansive, 5,900-acre munitions storage area.Although most are aware that the largest conventional munitions storage area in the Air Force is attached to Kadena,

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • FAME helps airmen network

    The Kadena chapter of the Air Force Women Officers Association sponsored a three-hour Female Airmen Mentee Experience at the Rocker NCO club Sept. 4.FAME was a speed mentoring event for female airmen E-1 through E-5 to be mentored by E-6s and above. The airmen had three minutes to talk with each

  • Kadena O'Club hosts Women's Leadership Panel

    The Kadena Company Grade Officers' Council and the Air Force Women Officers Association hosted a "Women in Leadership Panel" on Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kadena Officers' Club Ballroom.   Female chief master sergeants and field grade officers answered questions and discussed their

  • Kadena inducts new NCOs

    Team Kadena welcomed newly promoted staff sergeants to the NCO tier during an induction ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club Sept. 3, 2014, here.Col. Thomas D. Torkelson, 18th Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Daniel P. McGuire, 18th Wing command chief master sergeant, hosted the ceremony as part

  • Kadena preps for KSO '14

    The Kadena Special Olympics is 65 days away and volunteers have begun preparations for the 15th annual games.Scheduled for Nov. 8 this year, the annual event is part of the world's leading program of sports training and athletic competition for people with intellectual disabilities. The local event

  • Intramural softball a key to morale

    Kadena Air Base is the keystone of the Pacific and being the largest combat wing in the Pacific is an important Air Force base, but it moves a lot of airmen far away from their families. For some, intramural softball is like a home away from home.Intramural soft ball runs from August to November and

  • Sudan 'Lost Boy' serves as Kadena NCO

    "At the age of 10, I have seen death; I have buried other kids - at the age of 10," he said, a sadness moving into his eyes. "But at the same time, I've rebounded. If I have to stay in that hole and think of those horrible situations I've been in, then I would not be here today." Labeled a "Lost

  • Risner holds F3 grand opening

    The Risner Fitness Center held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its new 24-hour Functional Fitness facility, or F3.The open air facility houses pull-up bars, climbing ropes and still rings while an attached equipment storage area houses medicine balls and other functional