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  • Director ensures Kadena Youth Center is more than just place to hang out

    Over a year has passed since Geoffrey Rhinehart, Kadena Air Base Youth Center director, arrived here from Misawa Air Base on mainland Japan.With his first year behind him, the Florida resident and Florida State University graduate and his staff have accomplished much already, and still have more in

  • Disaster Preparedness Month reminds all to be ready

    September is officially Disaster Preparedness Month, and as such we have included some tips and tricks for a few of the natural disasters you may face while being stationed here at Kadena.Between the months of July and November, Okinawa is in typhoon season. As a result, Okinawa remains in Tropical

  • Kadena Language Institute, 18th Wing Airmen sew seeds of solidarity

    Sept. 9 marked the end of what some felt was a very long four weeks, while for others the time spent seemed to fly by far too quickly. For 11 interns from the Kadena Language Institute, it was time to say "Arigato" and good-bye as they celebrated the end of a month-long internship on Kadena Air

  • Crash course in crash recovery

    With more than 180 sorties flown out of Kadena every week, it's no surprise that not every one is going to be smooth. That's why Kadena's 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron has crash recovery units, North and South, to respond for heavy aircraft and fighter jets, respectively."We respond to all

  • Metal fabrication shop 'grinds down' Kadena's rough edges

    From fences, metal street signs and ventilation systems, to security barriers at the gates and protective shelters for the biggest Pacific fighter wing's aircraft, metal is an invaluable asset to the base and the Air Force mission.However, it's Kadena's 18th Civil Engineer Squadron's Metal

  • COMPACAF sends 9/11 message

    September 11, 2001.December 7, 1941.Although separated in time by 60 years, these two dates have a great deal in common. On both days, Americans going about their daily business were attacked on home soil without warning. And afterwards, in both cases, our nation overcame the attacks and came away

  • 31st, 33rd Rescue Squadrons ensure 'that others may live'

    Whether an emergency at sea or an ambush on the ground at a deployed location calls for the retrieval of military members from a deadly situation, members of the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons here are ready to complete the mission at any time.Though they are ultimately both responsible for saving

  • Kadena fun run provides relief to Minot flood victims

    No stranger to water-related emergencies, Team Kadena gathered at the Risner Fitness Center today for a 5k fundraiser to help Airmen and their families affected by recent flooding at Minot Air Force Base, N.D.More than 130 Shogun Warriors traversed the 3.1-mile course in a show of support for their

  • Kadena members celebrate Women's Equality Day

     On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affirmed the right for women to vote in all public elections. By Presidential Proclamation, August 26 is annually celebrated as Women's Equality Day in recognition of both the anniversary of suffrage and of women's continued efforts

  • TMO Airman helps move Kadena along

    Whether it's obtaining orders or simulating a deployment, chances are many Team Kadena members have been helped by Senior Airman Cristofer Mercado, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron passenger travel clerk, at one time or another."Right now, my main job is passenger travel," he said as he prepared to

  • History behind U.S. symbols carried through generations

    (As the second in a series of "customs and courtesies" articles, this particular story focuses on the history of U.S. symbolism still used in the Air Force today.)Symbolism plays a very large part to people around the world, with one of the most recognizable symbols at the heart of the U.S.

  • Flu shots to be available for active duty in September

    It's mandatory for service members to keep updated with the most current flu vaccinations to support mission readiness. This year on Kadena, flu shots will be held Sept. 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15 and 16 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Keystone Theater for active duty personnel only. According to the 18th

  • Airmen work together to prepare classrooms for elementary students

    What happens when someone asks for a couple volunteers to help out an elementary school at Kadena? More than a hundred Airmen raise their hand and ask, "What do you need me to do?"This is exactly what happened when Ami Prince, the Air Force school liaison here, asked for a few Airmen to come to Bob