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  • Air Force twins retire together

    Identical twin brothers Jared and Jason Tuckett retired from the Air Force June 10 on Torii Station, Japan. Master Sgt. Jason Tuckett, 3rd Intelligence Squadron mission management superintendent, made the more than 7,500-mile long trip with family to Okinawa, Japan, from the states to retire

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 12

    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

  • PACAF unveils new strategic plan

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces, Gen. Hawk Carlisle, has released his strategy for promoting stability and security in the Asia-Pacific region. PACAF Strategic Plan 2013 aligns PACAF's priorities with the national rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region, and serves as a guide to prioritize

  • Kadena altitude chamber conducts final operations

    The 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron's aerospace and operational physiology flight altitude chamber recently conducted its final operations. "We're shutting down the chamber and transitioning to the reduced oxygen breathing device, which we're going to start using in July," said Master Sgt. Eric

  • Kadena legal office offers typhoon preparation advice

    Typhoons can cause a lot of damage on Okinawa. Below are some tips on how to minimize property damage and document loss for claims. - Sheds, trampolines, swing sets, etc: These items must be properly secured. Placing sandbags on the top and tying rope around the walls of sheds will likely keep the

  • NCO retraining program application window open

    Staff sergeant-selects through master sergeants in overage career fields can apply for retraining into an undermanned career field during Phase I of the fiscal 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program. Retraining applications will be accepted June 4-July 8.The two-phase program is used to

  • Online commissary survey available through Aug. 1

    Whether you shop at your local commissary or not, the Defense Commissary Agency wants to hear from you.From June 1 through Aug. 1, an online survey will be available on www.commissaries.com by clicking on the "take our survey" link."We're asking for input from our regular shoppers, occasional

  • Kadena command chief one of 15 'Eagles' at ACSC

    Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, command chief for the 18th Wing, Kadena Air Base, Japan, is one of 15 "Eagles" who are sharing their military experiences and stories to several hundred Air Command and Staff College students during the school's annual Gathering of Eagles week June 4-7.The GoE is

  • Kadena library joins 'Have Book - Will Travel' summer reading program

    Registration opens here June 10 for a summer reading program open to military families everywhere.The program's theme is "Have Book - Will Travel!" "Last summer the program set a new reading record: more than 13.2 million minutes spent reading," said Belinda Pugh, Kadena librarian. "Each year the