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  • Controlling air from ground

    With a daily mission as busy as Kadena's, it's no wonder the smallest units can be tasked with the biggest jobs.The 623rd Air Control Flight, or "Lightsword," is a command and control sister unit of the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron's airborne warning and control system, performing tasks on

  • Biden: U.S. honored to have helped Japan after tsunami

    Humanitarian aid has flowed both ways between the United States and Japan, and American aid to Japan following the March 11 earthquake and tsunami is just the latest example of two close allies working together, Vice President Joe Biden said in Japan Aug. 23.Biden visited the Sendai Airport, which

  • Kadena Honor Guard stays sharp, crisp, motionless

    From under the gleaming black visor of the Air Force insignia-encrusted uniform cap, he peers into the teary eyes of the woman sitting in the front pew of the chapel.Though the air is thick with grief and all gazes are upon him, he doesn't break his instilled military bearing despite the strong

  • Kadena passes Operational Readiness Inspection

    Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, announced the wing's overall grade of 'Satisfactory' Aug. 23 following the no-notice Pacific Air Forces Inspector General's Operational Readiness Inspection here."Throughout this summer, I asked you to demonstrate our 'culture of conspicuous compliance,'

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Aug. 24

    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.

  • Communications squadron helps Kadena keep information protected

    As members of the 18th Wing visibly prepared outgoing and incoming Airmen and aircraft for "war" during the Pacific Air Forces Operational Readiness Inspection, the 18th Communications Squadron was fighting a more inconspicuous adversary. The squadron informed the wing, directed Airmen to increase

  • 18th Wing Commander sends condolence message

    It is with great sadness that I inform you of the loss of two of our talented Shogun Airmen. Monday night, SSgt Ronald Dayce, a member of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, and SrA Kristie Marie Arroyo, a member of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron flight record management section, both died

  • KADENA AIRMEN KILLED IN MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT NAMED

    Two airman assigned to Kadena Air Base died from injuries after a two- motorcycle accident at the intersection of routes 58 and 23 Monday, Aug. 15.Senior Airman Kristie Arroyo, of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron, was pronounced dead at U.S. Naval Hospital - Okinawa at 8:38 p.m. and Staff Sergeant

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Aug. 17

    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.

  • 18th Wing prepares to awe inspectors during no-notice ORI

    The Shogun Warriors of the 18th Wing began preparing to showcase their ability to position the force following the Pacific Air Force Inspector General's notification of a no-notice Operational Readiness Inspection Aug. 15."Our main graded area will remain positioning the force, and may include