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  • Kadena NCO started from bottom, now at top

    (Editor's note: This is the final article in a series of fitness challenge articles.)The winner for the male division of the 2013 Extreme Fitness Challenge here started out on his couch playing video games and over eating.Tech. Sgt. Leonard Johnson, 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron vehicle control

  • Kadena Chapel hosts clergy day for local religious leaders

    More than 50 local religious leaders from Okinawa visited Kadena for Japanese Clergy Day April 17.Local Catholic and Protestant religious leaders from Okinawan churches came to Kadena Air Base with the Kadena Chaplain Corps for a day of religious commonality, nicknamed the "Spiritual Air Show."

  • Kadena resiliency program adapts, grows

    One year ago, base helping agencies joined forces to create a web-based resiliency school to promote and increase education.The program, called Kadena Leadership Pathways, is open to all military members, active duty, guard and reservist, as well as Department of Defense civilians and dependents. It

  • Public health provides PDF line medical clearance insight

    The personnel deployment function line is a fast and efficient way for base agencies to outprocess a large number of people for deployment.The PDF line process begins with unit deployment managers providing public health with the names of those tasked to deploy. Once the names of the individuals

  • Teams square off in AFAF Sports Day competition

    Fifty people amassing 12 teams gathered at the Risner Fitness Center here April 12 with one common process on their minds: compete, control ... and contribute.Teams from all around the base shelled out cash as donations to the Air Force Assistance Fund for their chance to dominate the courts in each

  • 18th Wing celebrates Earth Week

    Each year, Air Force members celebrate Earth Day on April 22 by taking actions to support the Air Force's Earth Day theme of "Conserve Today - Secure Tomorrow."Here, the 718th Civil Engineer Squadron has planned events from April 20-26, making the celebration here last all week.The events planned

  • Top 3 hosts Bataan Memorial March

    A Bataan Memorial March was hosted by the Kadena Top 3 April 13.The march honored the tragic happenings of the Bataan Death March during World War II.The event consisted of roughly 280 participants walking or running 8.5 miles, which started at the Keystone Theater and continued around the

  • 18th Wing chaplain corps wins AF level awards

    The 18th Wing chaplain corps was recently awarded the Large Chapel Organization of the Year award at the Air Force level. "It's thrilling because it validates the hard work that people put into the chapel," said Col. Steven McCain, 18th Wing chaplain. "This is the second time since I've been here

  • 18th OSS claims PACAF awards

    The 18th Operations Support Squadron was recently recognized by Pacific Air Forces for their outstanding performance, personnel and service.The 18th OSS won six PACAF annual awards including the D. Ray Hardin Air Traffic Control Facility of the Year, Air Traffic Control Enlisted Manager of the Year

  • 2013 Community Assessment Survey begins at Kadena

    "A Strong Community Depends on You!" is this year's Community Assessment Survey theme that began at Kadena Air Base, Japan, mid April 2013.The Community Assessment is the only Air Force-wide survey that gathers information tailored for each and every Air Force installation. For more than a decade,

  • Langley F-22s, Airmen integrate with Kadena operations

    Kadena offers everything from aircraft hangars to radios, ensuring the 94th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Langley Air Force Base, Va., is fully able to integrate its F-22 Raptor squadron into daily operations here.The fifth-generation aircraft's deployment to Kadena, which began earlier this

  • Team Kadena recognizes 2012 volunteers

    A ceremony recognizing Team Kadena volunteers during 2012 was held April 15 in the Rocker NCO club here.Together, these volunteers contributed 512,519 hours of service to the Kadena community, which would equate to $11,167,790 at local minimum wage.Kati Molloy, wife of Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th

  • Air Force officials announce civilian Reduction in Force

    In a continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense funding targets in the FY12 President's Budget and re-balance the civilian workforce, approximately 60 Air Force installations will implement civilian Reduction in Force authorities effective through about Aug. 23, to assist in the placement