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  • Safety tips for the holidays

    What do Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa have in common? Fire. That's right. Each of these holidays includes the lighting of some sort of fire, whether it's to cook a turkey or light a candle.While most fires are lit on purpose, it is the up to you to ensure that fires aren't started on

  • Kadena congratulates new chief selects

    The Air Force has selected five Kadena senior master sergeants to receive the top enlisted rank.The Team Kadena chief master sergeant selects are:Senior Master Sgt. Roberto Chacon, Erwin Professional Military Education CenterSenior Master Sgt. Robert Miller, 909th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Senior

  • Kadena joins in sending aid to Philippines

    Following the devastation throughout the Philippines, due to Super Typhoon Haiyan, which hit six central islands Nov. 8, Kadena Air Base has joined the U.S. Pacific Command in the effort to deliver aide to the country.Under Operation Damayan, Kadena Airmen received and supported a C-17 Globemaster

  • Kadena firefighters, train local first responders

    More than 35 local emergency first responders received emergency aircraft safety training from the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighters here, Nov. 6.As part of a 2008 agreement between the Japanese government and the U.S. military, installations on Okinawa take turns hosting biannual aircraft

  • Kadena teen center earns $5K for youth program improvements

    The Kadena Air Base Youth Programs' Teen Council earned $5,000 with an original video focused on helping military dependents transition during permanent changes of station, announced Air Force Personnel Center officials. The grant will go toward quality improvements for the base teen program.Second

  • 67th FS returns to Kadena

    A group of six F-15 Eagles from the 67th Fighter Squadron here returned to Kadena Oct. 28 after a three-week deployment to Singapore.Capt. William Sullivan IV, 67th FS F-15 instructor pilot who deployed with the group, said the training with the Republic of Singapore air force is a vital component

  • Seven-time KSO athlete kicks off event

    With a grin that stretched from ear to ear, he excitedly charged down the center of the field carrying the coveted Olympic torch, followed closely by members from each of the U.S. military branches on Okinawa.Stepping onto the platform, he turned and lifted the scepter to the cheers and applause of

  • Kadena hosts 14th Annual KSO

    Approximately 846 special-needs athletes, 500 artists and more than 2,000 volunteers across Okinawa joined together to participate in the 14th Annual Kadena Special Olympics at the Risner Fitness Center Nov. 2. The start of the event kicked off with an opening ceremony where the commander and a