On-Base Housing for accompanied military personnel

Moving to a new base can sometimes feel overwhelming, especially for accompanied military members; however, your sponsor and the people at the housing office can help make your move a smoother one.It is a good idea to contact your sponsor or new squadron as soon as you know your arrival day to make

18th CS cable and antenna shop lays first-ever ribbon fiber on Kadena

Meet the new 18th Wing Command Chief

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Daniel McGuire  took over as command chief of the 18th Wing in June 2014, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Below is a Q-and-A providing his thoughts on his new profession and new home.What do you hope to bring to the 18th Wing during your time as command chief?The number

SAPR continues to push awareness

Laurie Scudder, Sexual Assault Prevention and Response specialist from the SAPR office here, recently conducted a radio interview with the Air Force Network, Okinawa to discuss the topic of SAPR.Scudder addressed the key topics of SAPR during the 45 minute interview. The topics included victim

Kanagawa prefectural vice governor visits Kadena

Kadena hyperbaric chamber discontinues ops

KDAP strives to keep the community safe

Sitting in an empty conference room Lt. Col. Peter Pollock, 18th Mission Support Group deputy commander and head of the Kadena Disciplinary Action Program, awaits his first case of the day. After reviewing the files he finally calls in the family where he asks two simple questions, would you like to

Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

First responders save trapped defenders during Typhoon Neoguri

"Bro, I can't believe we got out," said Airman 1st Class Brandon Miles to Airman 1st Class Roderick Jones when thinking back on the events of that early morning July 9, 2014.The two 18th Security Forces Squadron response force members had been rescued by a team of first responders while on duty here

Kadena senior airmen selected to become NCOs

More than 200 of Kadena's promotion-eligible senior airmen were selected to become staff sergeants following the Air Force Personnel Center's release July 10.Air Force officials selected 9,403 of 36,739 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 25.59 percent.

18th DS holds assumption of command ceremony

PACAF commander visits Kadena

Gen. Hawk Carlisle, Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Kadena Air Base July 11, 2014, to discuss important issues facing Airmen, including sexual assault, force management, and the new Airmen Comprehensive Assessments.Carlisle visited several base agencies and spoke to a gathering of hundreds of

Congratulations on your assignment to Kadena

718th CES welcomes new commander

Kadena Weathers Typhoon Neoguri