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  • Kadena hosting events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April

    This year Kadena's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program has set up an array of events for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in April.Since 2004, the SAPR program has sponsored SAAM to raise awareness against sexual assault in the military."SAAM is organized in the U.S. with civilian and

  • 2014 Road Tax collections to start May 2

    Service members, civilians and other Status of Forces Agreement personnel can pay the annual road tax for their personal vehicles from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. May 19-23 at the Keystone Theater here. Other tax collection locations, dates and times are as follows:Camp Kinser, Surf Side: 9:30 a.m. to

  • Five things you may not know about the CCRI

    (Editor's note: This is the second feature article in a three-part series highlighting the Command Compliance Readiness Inspection within the 18th Communications Squadron and how it is essential to the mission of Kadena Air Base and security of our base networks. This article will focus on things

  • 26 Selected for promotion to SMSgt

    More than 20 of Kadena's promotion-eligible master sergeants were selected to become senior master sergeants following the Air Force Personnel Center's release on March 20, 2014.This year's promotion cycles included 14,823 eligible master sergeants Air Force-wide, and out of them, 999 were selected

  • Kadena hosts healthy cooking class

    The Health and Wellness Center hosts a cooking class for the Airmen at Kadena Air Base annually in celebration of National Nutrition Month, with the most recent class being March 19 here.This event encourages Airmen to learn healthy cooking techniques that are not only quick, but affordable. For

  • 18th Wing earns Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

    The 18th Wing was recently awarded the 2013 Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service from Nov. 2, 2012 to Nov. 1, 2013. Since the establishment of the award in 1954, it has been earned by the "Keystone of the Pacific" 22 times.   Among numerous other wing

  • Couples take time to nurture, strengthen relationships

    Approximately 14 military couples spent the weekend at the Kafuu Resort north of Kadena for a chapel-sanctioned marriage retreat March 14-16 here. This retreat focused on couples communication and the roles each member plays in their marriage. "The Air Force gave some money to (the Air Force

  • 18th CS prepares for CCRI

    (Editor's note: This is the first feature article in a three-part series highlighting the Command Compliance Readiness Inspection within the 18th Communications Squadron and how it is essential to the mission of Kadena Air Base and security of our base networks.)The 18th Communications Squadron is

  • Combat Arms trains, qualifies Airmen

    A red flag blows in the wind, a symbol saying that Airmen assigned to the 18th Wing are firing weapons at the 18th Security Forces Squadron Combat Arms firing range Feb. 28 here. The Combat Arms team trains and qualifies security forces personnel, Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel

  • Air Force continues force management programs

    Air Force leaders announced a resumption of all force management programs March 15 following a recently discussed strategic pause."After providing senior leadership a chance to evaluate the programs and assess our early progress, we are ready to resume immediate processing of voluntary applications

  • 18th OSS Capt. awarded JAAGA honor

    An Air Force captain was recently awarded the 2013 Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association award here. Capt. William Sullivan, 18th Operations Support Squadron dissimilar air combat training officer and electronic combat officer, was presented the award, the purpose of which is to recognize