USFK commander arrives at Kadena Air Base

961st Aircraft Maintenance Unit preps E-3s for takeoff

18th CES CEX keeps personnel safe during decon phase

Airmen pull their gas masks out of their container, place them against their face, tighten the straps and ensure a tight seal has been made during a Mission Focused Exercise here Jan. 30.Once the hoods of their individual protective equipment are tightened and their Kevlar helmets fastened, they

Mortuary affairs processes simulated casualties during MFE

Town hall addresses parents' contamination concerns

Concerned parents gathered into a room looking for information and a friend in arms to calm their fears for their children's safety. Brig. Gen. James Hecker, 18th Wing commander, held a town hall meeting Jan. 28 to discuss the discovery and excavation of 30-gallon barrels from the Okinawa City

33rd HMU inspects, installs during MFE

"Alarm Red, MOPP 4, alarm red Mopp 4," booms from a loud voice system across the base here during a Mission Focused Exercise Jan. 29.It is one of many familiar sounds heard throughout a 33rd Helicopter Maintenance Unit hangar, alerting the Airmen of an attack happening on the installation

18th CPTS, FSS participate in simulated mass casualty exercise

18th SFS apprehends simulated gate runner

718th AMXS maintains mission readiness during MFE

18th CMS participates in MFE

Weathering the MFE

909th ARS practices SABC during MFE

Hazardous waste not, want not

When you are on an island it is important to be environmentally conscious, and no group on base is more ecologically mindful than the 718th Civil Engineer Squadron Hazardous Waste. Hazardous Waste is in charge of inspecting and regulating more than 150 hazardous waste accumulation points and deals

18th CS post office serves all

Row upon row of eight-foot tall shelves are packed with boxes unclaimed by customers of the 18th Communications Squadron post office, ranging from online orders to care packages from home, here. The mission of the post office is to provide both personal and official mail to the service members and

18th CP commands, controls during MFE