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  • Free tax services opens for all ID card holders Jan. 23

    The Kadena tax center, a joint service center with the U.S. Air Force and Army, opens Jan. 23 to help service members and their families with filing their federal and state taxes at no cost.The tax center is located in Bldg. 1460 on Kadena and walk-in hours are from 9 a.m. to 2 p. m. Monday through

  • Shoguns get fit to fight

    (Below is the first in a series "Fitness Challenge" articles. This article introduces the 2013 Extreme Fitness Challenge program and the goals are of its participants. Subsequent articles will track the progress of the program and its participants.)More than 90 people jumped at the chance to sign up

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Jan. 16

    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

  • AIr Force mortuary provides compassionate service

    (Editor's Note: It's important for service members to remember to update their Virtual Record of Emergency Data (vRED), or Defense Document Form 93. This will allow the military to have correct and up-to-date next-of-kin and beneficiary information in case of death.) When someone passes away there

  • F-22s deploy to Kadena

    F-22A Raptors and about 300 Airmen from the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., and the 192nd Fighter Wing, Va. Air National Guard, will deployed to Kadena Air Base, Japan, on a four-month rotation. The F-22's are scheduled to arrive to Kadena AB in mid-January 2013.Pacific Air Forces

  • AWACS officer has family reunion at 23,000 feet

    There are many predictable things about deployments, but for one Airman, the unpredictable happened. He didn't expect a family reunion, but got one - at 23,000 feet in the air two days before Christmas. The day started like any other for 1st Lt. Michael Ellsworth, an air weapons officer deployed to

  • Leaders hold Community Information Exchange

    Okinawa leaders held a Community Information Exchange on Torii Station, Japan, Jan. 14. The Community Information Exchange is similar to a town hall where many organizations share information about their upcoming events. Local leaders conduct the exchange and also take any questions or concerns from

  • Service members encouraged to take 2013's COLA survey

    Starting this month service members from all U.S. military branches, Department of Defense civilians residing off-base will be able to partake in the annual Cost of Living Allowance Survey. Although geared towards service members, civilians are also welcome to participate. The survey will collect

  • RED HORSE visits elder's home during holidays

    Detachment 1, 554th RED HORSE Squadron visited residents of Ichijoen, a local elder's home on Okinawa, Japan, Dec. 22.The unit recently partnered with the Kadena Youth Center and coordinated a holiday celebration with the residents and performed Christmas songs for them. "The elders were happy to

  • New tools in use for investigating, prosecuting child pornography

    A few years ago, individuals who viewed and downloaded child pornography were rarely discovered. However, with new technology and assistance from the Department of Justice, law enforcement agencies within the Department of Defense are successfully detecting and prosecuting more offenders, in

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Jan. 9

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, e-mail 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 e-mail sent on

  • Batcats earn Meritorious Unit Award

    The 353rd Special Operations Group was awarded the Meritorious Unit Award Dec. 16 for their exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding service from Oct. 1, 2010 to Sept. 30, 2012.Superior performance of the day-to-day mission alone does not satisfy the requirements needed to