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  • Joint Statement on the first anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake

    One year ago, this proud nation where we live and work suffered the greatest disaster any of us have ever seen, or are likely to see, in our lifetimes. The triple-threat of the Great East Japan Earthquake, the devastating tsunami, and the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis affected hundreds of thousands

  • Twenty-seven Team Kadena master sergeants selected for promotion

    Twenty-seven Team Kadena master sergeants were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant March 8 for the 2012 testing cycle.The Team Kadena promotees are:Master Sgt. John M. Bell, 18th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Kendrick Bergeron, 18th Equipment Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt.

  • Does Your Marriage Need A Tune-Up?

    The Kadena Chapel is sponsoring a marriage retreat at Okuma Resort Mar 28-30 that is open to all military members.Marriage is a lot like car maintenance. Unless you are an expert with a wrench and just love popping the hood of your vehicle, working on the car is probably not your idea of fun. In

  • U.S. Air Force, Army certify as Assistant Resiliency Trainers

    Twenty Airmen and Soldiers attended a week-long joint assistant resiliency trainer course Feb 21-27. The resiliency course, developed by the Army along with the University of Pennsylvania, teaches military members how to deal with many issues that they might face in a calm, methodical way; one step

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, March 7

    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

  • 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