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  • Okinawan children from local orphanages spend day at Kadena

    More than 50 children from several Okinawan orphanages spent the day at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 29 to learn about Kadena's mission, see different demonstrations and interact with American children their own ages.Operation Sakura, named after the Japanese word meaning cherry blossom, gave the

  • ALS Class 13-C graduates

    Airman Leadership School Class 13-C graduated March 29 at the Rocker NCO Club on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Congratulations to the following graduates of Airman Leadership School Class 13-C:John L. Levitow awardSenior Airman Larson Chun, 18th Operations Support SquadronDistinguished Graduates Senior

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, April 3

    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

  • 18th Wing recognizes time to remember

    April 8 marks 2013's Yom Hashoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, which kicks off the annual Days of Remembrance established by the U.S. Congress in 1982 to recognize those who perished in the Holocaust. The week of remembrance stretches from the Sunday before Holocaust Remembrance Day through the

  • Sexual assault has no place in DOD, official says

    Sexual assault has no place in the Defense Department, a senior Pentagon official said April 2 here, calling on the workforce to be part of the solution.In a keynote address kicking off Aberdeen Proving Ground's observance of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, acting

  • Follow public health tips to ensure safe, healthy home

    Public health is in every corner of people's homes. It's in the safe food in the fridge, the carbon monoxide and smoke detectors affixed to the ceiling, and in the child-proof latches that keep dangerous chemicals out of little hands. Home is also where people learn healthy behaviors, such as eating

  • 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