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  • Equal Plus advertises unique career choices

    Interesting career opportunities exist for enlisted Airmen who are ready for new challenges and have a desire to take their careers in a whole new direction.Airmen who want to stay in their career field but want to try something outside their comfort zone can apply for various joint, Department of

  • Early retirement possible for some enlisted Airmen

    Staff sergeants, technical sergeants and master sergeants in 19 overmanned career fields may be eligible for early retirement in fiscal year 2012 under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force officials announced.The application window for TERA, commonly referred to as the 15-year

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, April 18

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

  • Team Kadena goes "green" for EarthFest

    More than 115 people attended the second annual EarthFest on Kadena Air Base, April 14. Several on and off-base agencies were on-hand to ensure participants were educated, informed and entertained at the event.During an Ultimate Game Show, youth had to eat celery with wasabi, sea grapes and goya in

  • Team Kadena honors volunteers who save base millions

    Base leaders, co-workers, friends and family honored the service of more than 3,000 volunteers during the annual volunteer recognition ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club April 17. In the past year, volunteers have offered more than 821,285 hours of their own time to help various organizations and

  • Kadena Airman named PACAF Airman of the Year

    A member of the 18th Contracting Squadron was recently recognized by Pacific Air Force headquarters for superior performance.Senior Airman Jaime Compean III was selected as PACAF's 2012 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the Active Duty Airman category.The PACAF Outstanding Airmen of the Year awards

  • Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

    The sound of scared and hostile screams echoed through the halls of Kadena High School as the instructors followed their teams."Which way did the shooter go?" "Have all the rooms been cleared?" "Are there wounded?" were all questions being shouted by the instructors.The instructors, from the

  • Tears, cheers for homecoming Airmen

    Cheers and tears from family members were unmistakable during a "welcome home" celebration  for many Team Kadena members April 14 at Hangar 2 here as they arrived home after a six-month deployment.The Airmen were greeted by not only more than 200 friends and family members, but also with bouncy

  • Pay road tax at Kadena this week

    Military members, civilians and other status of forces individuals can pay their annual road tax for their personal vehicles this week at the Keystone Theater on Kadena Air Base. Payment can only be in Japanese Yen. Checks, credit cards and U.S. currency are not accepted.The required documents

  • Kadena chaplain demonstrates courage, evacuates hospital

    "Clear the room, clear the room, clear the room! Everybody out!" Those are not the words you would expect to hear while standing in a hospital room, but for one Air Force chaplain that's exactly what he heard one day while volunteering at a hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Although Chaplain Capt.