Kadena RED HORSE Squadron receives new leadership

18th CMS gains new commander

18th MDOS welcomes new commander

18th AMXS changes commander

Shogun Airmen welcome JASDF service members

Kadena Base Bulletin, June 26

To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, email a completed bulletin form to: kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday to be included in the weekly bulletin email sent on

Okinawa City gives Airmen chances to attend theater festival

The Okinawa City Culture and Tourism Division donated 10 tickets to a local performing arts festival to the Kadena Information Tickets and Travel on June 26 at the Schilling Community CenterAirmen and their families stationed at Kadena can win tickets to the festival by competing in a Facebook

18th CES pest management works with local researcher, sets snake traps

(Editor's note: This is the final article in a series of articles about the habu snake.)Approximately 49 snake traps were set throughout the 18th Munitions Squadron storage area here by Okinawa Prefectural Institute of Health and Environment lab researchers June 25. 18th Civil Engineer Squadron pest

Kadena FARP team fuels mission

Military members know the difficulties of conducting basic tasks in a challenging environment; for certain career fields, there are even units that train specifically to face those challenges. For the logistics readiness squadron fuels Airmen, these Airmen are known as forward area refueling point

Refuse, recycling policy changes begin Oct. 1 for DoD Family Housing, Team Kadena

Team Kadena and Okinawa family housing residents, start stocking up on clear plastic garbage bags now!Refuse and recyclable materials must be placed into separate, clear plastic bags beginning Oct. 1. All items not properly sorted and placed in clear bags will not be picked up by the contractors,

33rd RQS lands on naval ship during training operations

733rd AMS gains new commander

18th MUNS shares local culture in sacred site tour

The 18th Munitions Squadron gave a sacred site tour to approximately 79 local Japanese members, including the Kadena Town deputy mayor Yoshiaki Kamiyama, June 22."The purpose of the tour was for members of the Kadena Town Kudoku Home Providence Society to visit their previous land and share their

Texting while driving -- could be your last

The minimum amount of time it takes to text someone is five seconds; at 55 mph, in five seconds a car travels the length of a football field. It's not hard to figure out texting and driving is dangerous. But many people still continue to do it on and off base. "Even as a cop who sees fatalities, I

Local students, Kadena volunteers exchange language, culture, more