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  • AF officials release EQUAL list before MilPDS upgrade

    Air Force officials are releasing the enlisted quarterly assignment listing, or EQUAL, on Oct. 22 for the July to September 2013 overseas assignment cycle. Enlisted Airmen must update their assignment preferences by Nov. 1 and they will be notified of their assignment selections by Nov. 16."We are

  • Kadena gears up for second week of inspections

    Pacific Air Forces inspectors wrapped up the first portion of a two-week inspection at Kadena that began Oct. 15. The first portion of the inspection was a Consolidated Unit Inspection, where inspector general teams evaluated how the base follows Air Force instructions, checklists and operating

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Oct. 17

    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

  • 18th Wing edges toward CFC goal

    The 18th Wing is working its way toward meeting its monetary goal of $451,000 for the Combined Federal Campaign. As of Oct. 16, Kadena led all Pacific Air Forces bases with $142,733 in donations toward this year's $451,000 campaign goal.Kadena organizations have held several events to kick-start the

  • Pacific Thunder gets jump start at Osan

    For the fifth straight year, 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadron Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, have teamed up with the 25th Fighter Squadron here to kick off Exercise Pacific Thunder 2012.The two-week exercise, focused entirely on combat search and rescue operations, began Oct. 11 and is scheduled

  • Trick or treaters hit streets Oct. 31

    After two weeks of inspector general teams scouring the base for items of interest, two other teams will take to the streets on Oct. 31. Children will be set loose on base housing from 6 to 8 p.m.to trick-or-treat in search of the ever elusive candy. Children from the local community are also

  • Commentary - It's showtime for 18th WG

    Shogun Warriors!It's game time. Over the past year, you have demonstrated remarkable resilience and professionalism through our high operations tempo day-to-day mission, through multiple LOREs, and through--count'em--SEVEN typhoons. You have exceeded wing goals and expectations, working countless

  • MPS offers evening customer support

    Twice a month, the Military Personnel Section staff keeps their doors open a few extra hours so Airmen can get their personnel paperwork and ID card issues in order. On the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month, the MPS is open for walk-in service from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m."We want to make sure we

  • F-22 Raptors integrate operations with Kadena aircraft

    For more than two months, the 27th Fighter Squadron from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., has been deployed to Kadena Air Base, training alongside Kadena's F-15 Eagles from the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons."We loved the opportunity to work with the F-15s," said Lt. Col. Cavan Craddock. "It's valid

  • Protect your personal Individual information from theft

    Each agency on Kadena Air Base handles personal information in some way, shape or form increasing the importance that all personnel understand what Personally Identifiable Information (PII) is and the proper protocol for handling PII. PII is information which can be used to distinguish or trace an

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Oct. 10

    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