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  • Cars fly during Typhoon Jelawat

    Despite predictions from various weather sources that Typhoon Jelawat would overlook Okinawa, Kadena was pounded with an estimated 23 inches of heavy rain fall for nearly 24 hours and experienced sustained winds greater than 85 mph last weekend."Initially, the typhoon was expected to flow into

  • Bells ring for fallen firefighters

    Three white blocks sit 10 feet from a cement memorial where three square stones have been placed in memory of fallen firefighters from Kadena.Each cement block holds a single flag pole, which is home to the American flag, the Japanese flag, and the Kadena Fire Department flag. Despite being

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Oct. 3

    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

  • Airmen learn leadership from the Corps

    Three senior airmen from various units across Kadena recently completed the U.S. Marine Corps Strategic Corporals Course. The professional military education course is designed to provide leadership classes and field training to Marine Corps corporals, said U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Jonathan

  • 18th CPTS, CONS outwit Mother Nature during fiscal year close out

    Members of the 18th Comptroller and Contracting Squadrons, along with resource advisors from across the base, successfully closed out the fiscal year budget despite Mother Nature's plans.Staff from the 18th CONS and CPTS worked late Sept. 28 to close out as much as possible before Typhoon Jelewat

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Sept. 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

  • Americans learn about local hosts, culture

    More than 80 service members attended an Okinawan cultural seminar sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Okinawa liaison office at the Schilling Community Center, Sept. 21.A brief history of Okinawa and its origin was given to attendants to emphasize the importance of ambassadorship and the

  • Contractor killed in motorcycle accident

    A civilian contractor assigned to Kadena Air Base died Sunday as a result of a single motorcycle accident in Uruma City, Okinawa.Rashad Jackson, a quality insurance inspector, was rushed to Nakagami Hospital after his motorcycle collided with a tree. "We are deeply saddened by the loss of a fellow