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  • Properly assess emergencies to limit 911 calls

    Imagine you are playing a game of basketball on base with your friends, when a teammate is tripped and falls to the floor.His ankle hurts when he puts weight on it, but it isn't swelling or discolored and he is otherwise uninjured. What do you do?Though the best answer to this question is to use

  • Kadena family members attend Exhange Patriot Family focus group

    Kadena Air Base family members took the opportunity to make their voices heard while attending the Army and Air Force Exchange Service's first Pacific Region Patriot Family focus group session at Camp Foster July 22.The Exchange formed the focus group in coordination with garrison and wing

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 27

    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

  • USCIS changes immigrant visa petition rules

    NOTICE TO ALL PERSONNEL WITH FOREIGN NATIONAL DEPENDENTS WHO PCS IN THE NEXT SIX MONTHS:Due to a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) rule change, the U.S.  Consulate Naha will no longer be accepting immigrant visa (I-130) petitions for foreign national dependents after Aug. 11, 2011.

  • Crossfit program opens doors at Risner

    Kadena residents looking for a new exercise regimen can do so by signing up for Shogun Crossfit, which recently opened its doors at the Risner Fitness Complex.Crossfit is a strength and conditioning brand that combines weightlifting, sprinting, gymnastics, power lifting, kettle bell training,

  • Airmen's ideas sought to help cut wasteful spending

    Undersecretary of the Air Force Erin Conaton sends the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:The White House continues to challenge all federal employees to help identify areas where we can cut wasteful spending. Over the past two years, 56,000 ideas have been submitted through the

  • Civil engineers provide Okinawa families 'exceptional' homes

    Finding a home at a new assignment location is often a cause of stress for many military families, and more so for those who have exceptional family members.The 718th Civil Engineer Squadron is working to relieve some of that stress for exceptional families.The 718th CES currently has a total of 161

  • Kadena spouse named first PACAF key spouse of year

    On June 20, Joanna Urban received recognition from the commander of Pacific Air Forces, the PACAF manpower and personnel section and 18th Wing leadership, for her unwavering dedication to the mission and families of the 18th Security Forces Squadron. Col. Corey J. Martin, 18th Wing vice commander,

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 20

    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.

  • Kadena dental clinic goes 3-D

    The 18th Dental Squadron has acquired a new x-ray unit that allows providers to view high-resolution images of a patient's teeth, roots and jaws in 3-D. "Cone Beam Computer Technology is the state-of-the-art in digital imaging technology. It will be of great benefit in providing better-quality