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  • Kadena Exchange pursues energy saving initiatives

    With the goal of conserving energy, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service has joined with Kadena's 18th Wing to help the command with their "Power Nap" initiative to reduce energy usage and costs especially during the busy summer months.Exchange associates are actively turning off every other

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Sept. 5

    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

  • Internship program bridges cultural, language gap

    Nine new friendly faces are on base this month for the Kadena Language Institute program. Second year students from KLI were selected to be interns and will be working at various locations around Kadena Air Base to improve their English conversation skills. "I'm very excited to be doing this," said

  • Bone marrow saves lives

    Each year more than 15,000 people need a stem cell transplant.First Lt. Tricia Ewing, deputy commander of the Financial Analysis flight, is one of many who volunteer to become bone marrow donors. "It's important (to donate) because you never know who's going to need it," said Ewing. "It could be my

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Aug. 29

    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

  • Okinawans celebrate Obon this week

    The annual holiday of Obon is upon Okinawa once again, starting Aug. 30 and continuing on through the weekend.High amounts of traffic just before, during and after Obon in major areas are expected due to the volume of families visiting for the holiday. Airmen are advised to plan accordingly as

  • Kadena weathers Typhoon Bolaven

    Despite predictions from various weather sources that Typhoon Bolaven would be the worst storm to hit Okinawa in nearly two decades, Kadena was prepared for the storm's winds that ranged between 67 and 83 mph.From Sunday night to Monday morning the average wind speeds were 70 mph, with an estimated

  • Kadena 5/6 Club gives food to the less fortunate

    Getting involved with the local community is one of the main missions for Kadena 5/6 Club and one they have been actively looking to arrange. On a hot Saturday afternoon, the 5/6 Club and local volunteers organized an event to donate and serve food to the less fortunate at Yogi Park in Naha Aug. 18.

  • Strong typhoon sets eye on Okinawa this weekend

    All of Okinawa is hunkering down in anticipation as Typhoon Bolaven approaches the doorstep of the small Pacific island and the Asian East coast. Bolaven, with sustained winds expected to reach roughly 120 knots (140 mph) and gusts projected to reach nearly 150 knots (roughly 170 mph), is projected