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  • Airmen remain missing at sea

    Three Airmen were washed out to sea from the northwest coast of Okinawa at about 3:45 p.m. Oct. 5.The Japanese Coast Guard, and two HH-60 helicopters from the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, have responded and operations are ongoing.More information will be released as it becomes

  • Airmen call upon SABC training

    It's uncommon to find individuals who go above and beyond what's necessary to get the job done.There are few who help people they don't know, or take action to save a stranger's life. Two staff sergeants from the 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron, Darnell Strawder, an aerospace propulsion craftsman, and

  • Kadena breaks ground on new school

    Kadena broke ground on a new elementary school on Oct. 2, 2014.The school is being built as part of the Department of Defense Education Activities worldwide multi-year effort to modernize or replace schools that are no longer suitable for modern educational standards or that have exceeded their

  • 18th CES surges to upgrade base's power system

    There have been several power outages here on Kadena Air Base within the last few months and the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron is working diligently to improve the system to fix the problem.The primary electrical distribution system is important to the mission here and for decades the system has

  • Phishing, cyber security and you

    October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, which has become increasingly important in recent years as global Internet use continues to grow exponentially.It is estimated that about eight new users access the Internet every minute as technology spreads to developing countries. On average,

  • Red Cross helps build resilient community

    Although agencies like the 18th Medical Group provide emergency assistance as one part of their mission, Kadena's American Red Cross chapter is dedicated entirely to disaster preparedness and response.The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization chartered by the Department of Defense that

  • Fiscal year 2014 comes to an end

    Airmen from Kadena's 18th Comptroller and Contracting squadrons worked extra hours to successfully close out the fiscal year budget.With the fiscal year over, both squadrons worked hard until the end to make sure as many projects were funded as possible.1st Lt. Allison Paddock, 18th Comptroller

  • Pediatricians care for young patients of Operation PACANGEL-Nepal

    More than an hour's drive along uneven, dirt roads outside a major city is the rural village of Manahari, Nepal, which is where the Shree Rastriya Rotary Secondary School can be found. Hundreds of Nepalese people line up outside the gate of the compound which is temporarily a site for health

  • Pacific AWACS Squadrons Raise the Bar

    Pacific Air Forces' two Airborne Warning and Control Systems  Squadrons, the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron out of Kadena Air Base, Japan, and the 962nd AACS out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, joined together to form a single super squadron during exercise Valiant Shield 2014 Sept.

  • The Eagle's Nest: 35 Years of Kadena's F-15s

    September 29, 2014, marks an anniversary for arguably one of the most effective, battle-tested and world-feared pieces of equipment to join the Keystone of the Pacific's full-time arsenal.When the Eagle's wheels first touched Kadena's flightline in the fall of 1979, F-15C and D models were still

  • Kadena airman found guilty of statutory rape

    A Kadena-based Airman was sentenced Sept. 19 to 30 months of confinement, reduction to E-1, and a dishonorable discharge after being found guilty of statutory rape at a general court-martial.Airman 1st Class Donald R.B. Simmons was charged with the statutory rape of the 14-year-old daughter of an