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  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Dec. 14

    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.

  • You've got mail ... and extended holiday hours at the Kadena Post Office

    As the holidays draw closer, packages are starting to pile up at the Kadena Post Office.The postal staff recommends residents check their post office box daily to ensure there is room for the influx of packages expected to arrive on island over the next few weeks. Also, Dec. 19 through Dec. 23, the

  • Team Kadena helps first sergeants' 'angels'

    In the Exchange food court sits a Christmas tree decorated with pink and blue angels, waiting to be plucked by anyone who passes by.The 18th Wing's first sergeants are asking people to help make the holidays a little merrier for Team Kadena members and their families by purchasing a gift for a child

  • RED HORSE hosts Kadena

    The 35 cadre at Detachment 1, 554th Red Horse Squadron showcased the contingency skills taught at the PACAF Silver Flag site to Kadena's Airmen and leaders Dec. 13. In addition to informative briefs, attendees gained hands-on experience in rappelling from the fire fighters' structural fire trainer,

  • Commentary – ‘Twas the night

    'Twas the night before Christmas, And all through the baseThe parties were hopping, LET'S PUMP UP THAT BASS!The lines at the shoppette were backing up fastSome think they need alcohol to make those parties a blast!Young parents at home, trying to build those Christmas toys"This so isn't fair, I

  • Staying safe during the holidays

    Members of Team Kadena assembled at the Keystone Theater Dec. 12 to hear safety messages from the 18th Wing vice commander, safety officer and Okinawa Prefectural Police. The speakers highlighted key areas of improvement while providing education on local traffic laws. Additional briefing dates and

  • 33rd RQS takes training to skies

    During a training mission Dec. 7, 2011, the 33rd Rescue Squadron conducted a training flight to get their Airmen up to speed on day-water skills. Members worked on sending down ladders, litters and ropes, all while hovering above the water.

  • Sacred sites bring together Okinawans, Airmen

    Though only 485 square miles in size, roughly a third the size of Rhode Island, the island of Okinawa contains many sacred and historic sites.Just over 17 square miles itself, Kadena contains numerous cultural sites which hold meaning to both the Okinawan people and Americans, in both the main base

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

  • Three 44th Pursuit Squadron pilots among heroes at Pearl Harbor

    Seventy years have passed since Dec. 7 brought the calamity of war to an American territory, which led to a four-year struggle and more than 418,500 American causalities. Amidst the many heroic actions rendered by service members from all services that infamous Sunday morning, three Army Air Force

  • Price of school lunch to increase

    Starting Jan. 3, 2012, school lunch prices at all Department of Defense Education Activity schools Outside the Continental United States will increase. On Nov. 10, 2011, the military services approved an increase in the price of school lunches at DoDEA schools in order to keep pace with increasing