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  • Okinawans, Team Kadena gain insight through internship program

    During the past two weeks, 25 students from Nikkei College of Business and Okinawa College of Information and Accounting participated in an internship and shadow program at Kadena to experience working in an English-speaking environment before they go to a home-stay program in Australia in

  • 18th CPTS receives PACAF Financial Analysis Office of the Year award

    On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the east coast of Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan and generated a tsunami that advanced more than three miles inland from the shoreline.In the wake of the devastation, a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker carrying relief workers and 50

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Jan. 25

    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) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • Kadena clinic implements changes to improve patient care

    Last month, the Kadena Medical Clinic's Family Health Clinic implemented a new initiative, Patient Centered Medical Home. This model of health care is designed to permit consistency with a patient's provider and provide greater flexibility when scheduling patient appointments. The goal is to create

  • Kadena chief set to retire, compares past, present

    With only a few days left, time is running out for one Kadena enlisted leader.Chief Master Sgt. Mychael Bland, 18th Operations Group superintendent who has served the U.S. Air Force longer than the average age of all enlisted Airmen, plans to draw the final curtain on his Air Force career following

  • Combat Shadows roll out on Kadena flight line

    U.S. Air Force MC-130P Combat Shadow special operations aircrafts from the 17th Special Operations Squadron taxi on the flight line of Kadena Air Base, Japan prior to a training flight, Jan. 19, 2012.Kadena is home to the Combat Shadow special operations aircrafts, which have supported and

  • Base officials address military housing indoor air quality

    Kadena housing officials provided information and addressed military family questions about indoor air quality and radon gas at a meeting at the Schilling Community Center Jan. 13. The meeting was the first of a series of planned open house discussions with military housing families at installations

  • Kadena EOD Airmen awarded Bronze Star

    Two members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight were awarded the Bronze Star Medal Jan. 9.Master Sgt. James Jones, non-commissioned officer in charge of EOD operations, and Tech. Sgt. John Johnson, an EOD craftsman, were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for

  • PACAF commander visits Kadena Airmen, tours facilities

    Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Kadena Jan. 6-9 where he toured several base facilities on the island, spoke with Airmen and presented two Bronze Star Medals. During his time on Okinawa, North expressed his gratitude to all the Airmen stationed here for their outstanding

  • AFNet changes coming to Kadena

    Kadena's turn to switch to the Air Force Network is around the corner, with work scheduled to begin March 12 and continue through the end of April."The overall goal of AFNet is to consolidate all of the help desks into one location," said Tech. Sgt. Harold Becker, 18th Communications Squadron Comm

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Jan. 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, and how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • Volunteers needed for Okinawa Marathon

    Volunteers are needed to provide water and cheer on runners at stations along the route in Kadena during the 2012 Okinawa Marathon on Sunday, Feb. 19. Those interested are encouraged to attend a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. in the Schilling Ball Room (Bldg # 455).You may volunteer in a

  • Kadena wraps up LORE, aims for improved processes

    Kadena participated in a phase one local operational readiness exercise Jan. 9-11.During the LORE, Airmen focused on "positioning the force" by simulating deployment procedures."We're trying to improve our processes for real-world contingency operations," said Maj. Rich Jones, 18th Wing Chief of