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  • Stay cool as summer heats up

    As the heat is starting to pick up on Okinawa, there are a few facts about how to stay safe and take care of your body throughout the summer. During the summer months, heat-related illness prevention is a major concern for all Airmen, civilians and dependents. Heat rash, heat cramps, heat exhaustion

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 13

    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

  • Kunsan Falcons arrive, take on Kadena's Eagles

    A dozen F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and 150 Airmen from the 80th Fighter Squadron, Kunsan Air Base, Republic of Korea, arrived here last weekend to conduct two weeks of dissimilar aircraft training. While the training is not in response to any specific situation in this region, the deployment of

  • Base officials ask residents to help curb vandalism

    In 2011, there was a total of four reported vandalism cases on Kadena. Six cases were documented already this year. From February to April, more than 30 housing units were broken into, totaling more than $11,000 in total damages. With dependents out of school for the summer, vandalism is expected to

  • Do you have a will?

    What is a will? A will is a legal document that dictates the distribution of your property in the event of your death. Accordingly, your will can set forth, among other things, who your beneficiaries will be and what they will inherit, as well as how to pay for funeral expenses. A will can also be

  • Honor Guard honors military traditions

    The history of the United States Air Force Honor Guard dates back to 1948, the year of its creation as an elite ceremonial unit by the Headquarters Command. The Air Force Honor guard, which first began at the 1100th Air Police Squadron at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., has since been

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 6

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, e-mail a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how and who to contact for more information) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks

  • Muscle Classic contest draws more than 800 fans

    More than 800 active-duty service members, civilians and dependents came out to the Keystone Theater to watch and support 45 competitors in the 2012 Sixth Annual Pacific Muscle Classic competition June 3.The Pacific Muscle Classic consisted of 11 different categories in the men's and women's

  • 18th Wing battles spice use

    In 2011, nine teenagers were banned from all U.S. military bases in Japan due to spice-related incidents. This year alone there has been seven instances so far, shooting the annual statistic up 87 percent."If we can get together and unify against this," said Brig. Gen. Matthew Molloy, 18th Wing

  • Forecasters provide key insight before the storms

    Okinawa narrowly escaped its first typhoon strike just days after typhoon season began, but most Kadena residents weren't caught off-guard thanks to a typhoon readiness system and the base's weather forecasters. Typhoon Mawar changed course at the last minute hitting cooler waters and heading off to