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  • MLK Day events to be held on Kadena

    In 1983, President Reagan signed into law the observation of Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday to be held every Jan. 15.This year, Kadena will be hosting the 2012 Okinawa MLK Celebration."[The celebration] is not just for Kadena, even though we're hosting it," said Tech. Sgt. Kevin Brown,

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

  • Deployed Kadena AWACS crew coordinates rescue in Afghanistan

    Helping rescue downed aircrew members isn't something E-3 Sentry crews do regularly, but that's exactly what happened to one crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 30.Two hours into the Sentry crew's planned mission, they received a mayday call, relayed through a KC-135 Stratotanker, from

  • Kadena begins new year with LORE

    As a new year begins here at Kadena, so do local operational readiness exercises, starting with the three-day Phase One LORE Jan. 9-11.Throughout the year, Team Kadena participates in LOREs to train in areas such as mobility, deployment, reception, bedding down of forces, employment and self aid

  • Encampment sparks interest in cadets

    The Civil Air Patrol cadets of Kadena and Osan Air Base, Korea, recently took part in the 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment.This annual encampment is a week-long event which puts the cadets in a military style training environment.Here at Kadena, members from the Explosive Ordinance

  • Comptroller explains COLA policies

    Cost of Living Allowance is given to service members stationed in areas with a high cost of living to offset the financial burden of the weakening dollar.In Okinawa where inflation has caused the yen to outweigh the American dollar by roughly 25 percent, Airmen are given COLA from the date they

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

  • Kadena chaplain spreads Christmas cheer to fellow deployed Airmen

    Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Humphrey is not what you would call a social media fanatic. He is nowhere to be found on the top 10 most followed Facebook users list. However, when he posted a simple Facebook status several weeks ago, he sparked an unusual response from friends and followers."In about a

  • Escort on, escort off

    Here on Okinawa, military members have the opportunity to escort locals onto base temporarily.While this is a way for service members and Okinawans to get to know each other, escorts must remember that with this power comes great responsibility. "Over the past month, there have been numerous escort

  • Kadena Base Bulletin

    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.

  • 1st MAW invites Team Kadena to Iwo Jima

    Darkness and cool winds surrounded the flight line as U.S. Marine Corpsmen, Sailors and Airmen out of Futenma Air Station and Kadena Air Base; boarded a KC-130J to fly into Iwoto Air Field, Iwo Jima, Japan.The tactical significance of the capture of Iwo Jima during the Pacific campaign of WWII was