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  • 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

  • Law school opportunity for AF officers

    Do you like Law & Order or CSI? Have you thought to yourself, "I could be a lawyer." Well, for some of you, the Air Force may send you to law school, pay for it and pay you while you go to school.There are two programs available to go to law school as an Air Force officer - Funded Legal Education

  • AFSA brings cheer to underprivileged kids

    Children from the Misato Children's Home wanted a normal Christmas like any child with family members snug in their homes. To give them the Christmas they've dreamed of, Kadena's local Air Force Sergeants Association chapter donated more than 500 toys to more than 300 children for the holidays.

  • Okinawa orphanage receives holiday cheer

    Christmas is a time for giving and Kadena's 18th Medical Group gave the gift of joy to children of the Ai Rin Orphanage this Christmas."After returning from a deployment where I was exposed to helping the less fortunate, I really wanted to continue that here," said Senior Airman Erica Durham, 18th

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Dec. 26

    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