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  • AWACS keep an eye out during Northern Edge

    To the average eye, the screen is a confusing jumble of lines, symbols and numbers. To Air Force Capt. Jon Quinlan, 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron, it's a "God's eye" view of the battlefield.Captain Quinlan, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Japan, is an air surveillance officer onboard an E-3

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 22

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email 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.

  • LRS Airmen put to test in FARP tryouts

    Amongst the darkness and stillness of the night, the C-130 Hercules set down, wheels skidding on the dirt clearing that made up the Middle Eastern terrain.As the dust settled and the plane came to a halt, the Airman looked through his goggles over the lowering cargo ramp into the digital

  • Save three lives in one hour

    Dr. Seuss once said, "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." Three lives. That's what you can save by caring enough to donate blood. A simple process that takes less than an hour can end up saving the lives of three people. The Air Force Sergeants

  • Alcohol leads to more than a good time

    "The plan was for us to go just to the Christmas party and home," said Staff Sgt. Joshua Roundtree, 18th Wing munitions inspector.His wife had agreed to drive the night of the party so he could have a few drinks with his coworkers, he said. This was a favor to him as they had only been on island for

  • 2010 DRINKING WATER QUALITY REPORTS

    The 2010 Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR) are now available. These reports intended to increase consumer's confidence and knowledge of their drinking water system. The CCRs focus on the origin of your water supply, the management of the distribution system, and the treatment and overall quality of

  • Okinawan intern 'pumps up' English skills at Risner

    Amongst the regular crowd of basketball and racquetball players, weight lifters and runners who utilize the Risner Fitness Center on Kadena Air Base, is an intern from an irregular source.For the second year, a local Okinawan student, Ryo Oshiro, is working closely with both the Airmen and

  • 18th MDG 'scrubs' decontamination training

    With a frenzied ruffling of plastic suits against hooded masks and respirators, rubber gloves and boots, the group rushed to erect the decontamination tent, knowing they would only have moments to save the soon-to-arrive patient's life. In little more than nine minutes, the stage was set and triage

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 15

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email 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 chapel wins AF level award

    After receiving best chapel organization in the Pacific Air Forces region, Kadena's chapel also won the Charles I. Carpenter Award at the Air Force level for 2010.The award winner is selected as the outstanding large wing chapel staff, based on wing mission impact, management, training, ministries,

  • Air traffic controllers see bigger picture

    Serving as an air traffic controller is one of the most stressful jobs in the Air Force, and being at Kadena couldn't make this any truer. Because Kadena is one of the largest combat wings of the Pacific with its abundance of air frames and missions, these control tower- and radar-based Airmen are