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  • Kadena hosts joint service leadership panel for new NCOs

    Forty-four recently promoted staff sergeants attended the base's first joint service leadership panel during the quarterly NCO induction seminar on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2012.The joint service leadership panel, which is geared towards mentoring newly appointed staff sergeants, consisted

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, April 11

    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

  • COLA survey coming, results affect Team Kadena

    Beginning May 1, service members from all U.S. military branches will be able to participate in a Cost of Living Allowance survey.Approximately 250,000 service members at more than 600 overseas U.S. military bases are affected by this survey."All service members are encouraged to take the survey,

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, April 4

    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

  • OHA survey gives voice to military members

    This year's Overseas Housing Allowance utility and move-in expenses survey is now available online to all service members living off-base receiving OHA.The OHA survey data will help the Defense Travel Management Office determine the future utility and frequent maintenance allowance received by

  • They wouldn't leave you, why would you leave them?

    With permanent change of station season approaching, it's easy to get lost in a lot of commotion.This can include anything from cleaning out a desk, to retrieving medical records, or from booking a flight, to making sure a child's school lunch program account is paid off.But there is one thing

  • Kadena observes National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month

     This April marks the 28th annual observance of National Child Abuse Prevention Awareness Month, a time dedicated to child abuse education, awareness and prevention activities. In observation of this month, Okinawa's military leadership signed a proclamation supporting the declaration of April as

  • Commentary -- How to reduce your chances of an IRS audit

    This year the tax filing deadline of April 17 is approaching fast, but instead of talking to you about how to file your taxes, I thought a little chat about how to avoid tax audits would be more beneficial. Before all you taxpayers who have not yet filed begin to panic and scramble to the tax

  • Okinawa service members, families brave weather, break record to save babies

    Despite a seemingly torrential rain storm, more than 400 Kadena Airmen and their families showed up March 31, at Kadena's Risner Fitness Center to show their support and raise a record breaking $50,000 for the March of Dimes, March for Babies event.This amount not only doubled what was raised last

  • Maintainers secure PACAF awards

    Two members of the 18th Maintenance Operation Squadron recently won Pacific Air Force awards. Master Sgt. Latoya Guardia won the Maintenance Training Manager of the Year Award and Tech. Sgt. Michael Lydko won the Maintenance Training Instructor of the Year Award.These awards are designed to

  • 18th Wing IG office claims PACAF award

    The 18th Wing Inspector General office was recently recognized by Pacific Air Force headquarters for superior performance.The IG office received the John P. Flynn Award, Category 1, for 2011 by providing outstanding leadership, professional qualities, and duty performance to the largest Air Force

  • 18th DS hosts cultural exchange

    In today's work environment, most people are always learning new skills and techniques in order to stay current with the ever-changing, high-tech machines and upgrades in technology. It is important to be able to learn new and better techniques in order to advance professionally. One way for units

  • Kadena Airman dies while enroute to U.S.

    An Airman assigned to Kadena Air Base died Sunday during a commercial flight from Tokyo to Dallas-Fort Worth.Capt. Tomas C. Hernandez of the 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron was found unresponsive during the flight and pronounced dead by medical authorities after the aircraft landed at Dallas-Fort