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  • Kadena prepares for bug season

    (Editor's note: This is the first article of a series of articles about summer pests and rodents on Okinawa.)As the summer months creep up on Okinawa, insects and other pests make their way out of their hibernating areas and into the community.Warmer weather brings more outside activity within the

  • Team Kadena inducts new NCOs

    Team Kadena welcomed newly promoted staff sergeants to the NCO tier during an induction ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club May 8.Col. Jeffrey Ullmann, 18th Mission Support Group commander and Chief Master Sgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez, 18th Wing command chief, hosted the ceremony as part of an all-day seminar

  • AF officials: Sexual assault has no place in the Air Force

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III presented the service's fiscal 2014 budget request to the Senate Armed Services Committee May 7, but much of the discussion focused on the recent sexual battery allegations involving Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski,

  • Kadena Airman named AF Outstanding Cyberspace CGO of the Year

    A Kadena Airman was named the 2012 Air Force Outstanding Cyberspace Company Grade Officer of the Year.During his time as the 18th Communications Squadron operations flight commander, Capt. Nathan Hoevelkamp led approximately 200 military and more than 80 civilian personnel who make up the Air

  • Kadena Base Bulletin May 8

    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

  • Kadena drivers reminded to pay road tax

    Military members, civilians and other status of forces individuals can pay their annual road tax for their personal vehicles May 13-17 at the Keystone Theater on Kadena Air Base. Payment can only be in Japanese Yen. Checks, credit cards and U.S. currency are not accepted.The required documents

  • A snapshot of financial complaints from the military

    Did you know we've received more than 5,000 complaints from service members, veterans, and their families? By and large, statistics for complaints submitted by the military track with those of the population at large. But these complaint statistics aren't just numbers to us: they represent military

  • Okinawans celebrate Golden Week

    Ever wonder why the streets are so crowded from April 29 to May 5?It's because it is Golden Week on Okinawa, Japan.Golden Week, known as Goruden Wiku or GW, is a collection of four different holidays within seven days. In combination with well-placed weekends, Golden Week is one of Japan's busiest

  • Team Kadena recognizes 2013 first-quarter award winners

    The partner unit group, 18th Wing and Team Kadena 2013 first-quarter award ceremony was held at the Keystone Theater here May 3.Congratulations to the partner unit group, 18th Wing and Team Kadena first-quarter award winners.The partner unit group winners are:Airman/Junior Enlisted: Senior Airman

  • Airmen expand capability - make runways safer

    Air Force pilots accept the risks they take while flying combat missions throughout the area of responsibility, but once the tires reach the runway they expect a safe landing. There are many unavoidable factors that complicate landing an aircraft at speeds of up to 140 miles per hour such as reduced