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  • AFAF, Airmen helping Airmen

    March 26 marks the kick-off for the Air Force Assistance Fund (AFAF) campaign.The campaign runs for six weeks, from March 26 thru May 4, and allows Kadena Airman and their families to provide support for this worthy cause."The annual fund raising effort supports four charities that provide

  • Ikebana flower arrangement brings cultures together

    Military members and families had the opportunity to see a demonstration of the ikebana Ikenobo flower arrangement during a visit from Mr. Kingo Ikeda, Okinawa Defense Bureau Public Affairs chief, to Kadena, March 14.Those viewing the demonstration were also able to learn ikebana culture though the

  • American, Okinawan kids get kick out of Friendship Day

    Kadena Town Sports Dome was filled with children March 17 who were participating in the Japan-U.S. Friendship Day sports event called "Ichariba choodee," which means, "Once together, forever friends."Approximately 60 American students from Amelia Earhart Intermediate School on Kadena Air Base joined

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, March 21

    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

  • Kadena High School thanks 'Sarge' for 50 years of AF service

    Retired Senior Master Sgt. David Weissgerber has been affiliated with the U.S. Air Force for 50 years, in roles ranging from an active duty radio technician to his current position as the Junior ROTC instructor at Kadena High School. "Sarge," as students and faculty affectionately call Weissgerber,

  • Air Force transitions back to GTC

    The Air Force will be transitioning back to using the Government Travel Card through August and September."As we transition back to GTC, some things we can expect are the blue cards will remain the same and all changes will be done by CITI [bank]," said Lt. Col. Seung Paik, 18th Comptroller Squadron

  • 18th CS offers helpful hints during AFNet migration

    The 18th Communications Squadron started migrating to the Air Force Network March 19 before the rest of Kadena to see if any problems may arise.A few things they've noticed are applicable to all users."What users should've already started doing is reducing their mailbox below its size limit," said

  • 18th OG Airmen win PACAF awards

    Members of the 18th Operations Group were recently recognized by the Pacific Air Force commander for winning three annual awards for 2011.Members of the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron's Deployed Crew One received the Airborne Air Battle Management Crew of the Year. Among their accomplishments

  • 18th LRS earns PACAF awards

    The 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron recently received two Pacific Air Force annual awards for 2011.The 18th LRS Fuels Management Flight received the Raymond H. Gross Award as the most outstanding fuels management flight in PACAF in the fields of direct mission support, innovative management, and

  • Practice makes perfect

    Knowing how to react and perform under stressful situations takes practice.Kadena's Airmen got the chance to hone their skills during local operational readiness exercise Beverly High 12-3, March 12-16.Preplanned scenarios during LOREs help prepare and teach Airmen the ability to react quickly to