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  • Annual AFAF campaign supports LeMay foundation

    The annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign is now through May 3.The AFAF campaign supports four charities that are dedicated to caring for Airmen. One of these charities is the General and Mrs. Curtis E. LeMay Foundation.The LeMay foundation helps widows of all Air Force retirees, both officers

  • 18th Wing IG office receives PACAF award

    The 18th Wing Inspector General office was recently recognized by Pacific Air Forces headquarters for superior performance in 2012.The IG office received the John P. Flynn Award, Category 1, for the second year in a row for its outstanding leadership, professional qualities, and duty performance to

  • 733rd AMS first to offer virtual Space A Roll Call

    (Editor's note: This is the first in a series about the virtual Space A program here)The 733rd Air Mobility Squadron is the first in the Air Force to implement and test a virtual Space Available Roll Call program that began March 16 and will run through July on Kadena. "Space A travel has been the

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, March 27

    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

  • MilPDS upgrade complete

    (Editor's note: This story is one in a series of articles to inform and educate total force Airmen about how they will be affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade.)The Air Force has successfully upgraded and transferred the Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Information

  • Knowing JCI, other paperwork dates crucial to driving on Okinawa

    Driving on the left side of the road is only one of many differences between driving in Okinawa and driving in the United States. In the United States, if a driver has a current driver's license, pays a yearly state registration fee, and carries the amount of insurance required by his or her state,

  • 18th Wing recognizes National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month

    This April marks the 29th annual National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to child abuse education, awareness and prevention activities. According to National Child Abuse statistics, more than 3 million reports of child abuse are made every year in the United States. In

  • Special Victims' Counsel available at Kadena

    The Air Force's top lawyer testified Mar. 13 before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on sexual assault in the military and ongoing efforts to combat the problem.The Judge Advocate General, Lt. Gen. Richard C. Harding, was joined by his fellow service counterparts and the

  • Kadena Airman earns PACAF Theater Air Control Systems award

    A 623rd Air Control Flight Airman was recently recognized with a 2012 Pacific Air Forces Theater Air Control System award for meritorious service.Senior Airman Thuy Nguyen, 623rd ACF weapons director technician and instructor, earned the PACAF Command and Control Battle Management Operator of the

  • Kadena civilian earns DOD David O. Cooke award PACAF nomination

    An 18th Munitions Squadron civilian earned the Pacific Air Forces nomination for the 9th annual Department of Defense David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration award for her hard work and accomplishments from October 2010 to December 2012.The David O. Cooke award recognizes non-managerial