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  • Dining with the President and First Lady

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jessica Coombs and husband Master Sgt. Jeremy Coombs had a once in a lifetime chance to sit at the President's table and have dinner with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama during an event dubbed "A Nation's Gratitude": Honoring Those Who Served in

  • Kadena student on road to become future AF leader

    Michael Potts is a 17 year old senior at Kadena High School on Okinawa. He has a grade point average over a 4.0, attends multiple advanced placement classes and, despite all the clubs he's a part of, he's had time to play on the school tennis team the past three years. "I spend most nights up until

  • Don't get crazy in the social media craze

    I spend much of my off-duty time volunteering in a local organization that works with youths ages 11 to 17. They are generally well-behaved and smart. Their styles range from skaters with skinny jeans and hoodies with skulls on them to ones who look like store-front models, with the trendiest

  • F-15s fly deterrence, training missions in Southwest Asia

    In the history of the F-15 Eagle, its pilots have downed 104 enemy planes. They've never lost an air-to-air fight.So naturally Eagle crews are an obvious choice for the dual missions they have at the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing: prevention and preparation.The planes have a constant presence with

  • Kadena Re-opens Runway

    The 18th Wing celebrated the re-opening of the north runway during a ceremony yesterday. The event also marked the re-opening of the entire airfield with both runways now available after 17 months of single runway operations. The construction began in October of 2010 with the closure of the south

  • Update on off-limits locations

    Off Limits LocationsThe 18th Wing Commander has placed the following establishments on Okinawa off-limits to Air Force military and civilian personnel, including Air Force contractors, and their dependents, who are permanently assigned or TDY to Okinawa: The Ground Yoshihara Red Light District

  • Squadron continues tradition of honoring fallen comrades

    A 1st Special Operations Squadron Combat Talon II crew departed from Kadena Air Base Feb. 26 on a unique mission to commemorate their fallen brethren who were lost 31 years ago when a 1st SOS MC-130E, call sign STRAY 59, crashed during an exercise killing eight of nine crew members and 15 special

  • Updated jogging policy released

    Kadena's policy letter for jogging safety has recently been changed.Here are a few highlights of the new letter:- Individuals ans small groups are highly encouraged to use the Risner Fitness Center track, the jogging track at Marek Park or the jogging path in the Jennings Housing area.- If jogging

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Feb. 29

    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, and how and who to contact for more information) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks