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  • Kadena's 733rd: The aerial port section

    (Editor's note: This is the second installment of a three-part series on the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron.)Aerial port covers a pretty large section of the 733rd. The section is responsible for everything from moving cargo and passengers to setting up flights for the Patriot Express

  • Konan Middle School shares culture with Ryukyu Middle School

    Teachers from Kadena's Ryukyu Middle School and Konan Middle School, in Naha City, created a new exchange program to allow students to share their culture and practice their communication.Seth Renquist, Ryukyu Middle School host nation culture teacher, said the program gave Okinawan and American

  • Karing Kennels; more than just an adoption facility

    When people think of Karing Kennels some think about the adoption facility, but it is much more than that.Karing Kennels has 80 dog kennels and 24 cat condos that are available for boarding. They provide support to the military families by giving care to their pets when it is needed and they also

  • 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