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  • Importance of emergency preparedness

    With the unfortunate events happening in Japan right now, you have to ensure you're prepared if similar events were to happen in Okinawa. There are a few different fault lines near the Ryukyu Islands that can create an earthquake and possibly a tsunami at any time. For this reason, it is important

  • Kadena Base Bulletin

    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.

  • Military children reign in April

    The military has designated April as the Month of the Military Child, making it an excellent time recognize the sacrifices our children make in our community.With more than 7,500 service members assigned to Kadena and a base population of more than 20,000 people, as a military community there is a

  • Erwin NCOA, ALS opens new doors for Air Force leaders

    The Erwin Professional Military Education center, on Kadena Air Base recently opened the doors to a new building, which greeted a new class of technical sergeants and senior airmen for the Noncommissioned Officer Academy and Airman Leadership courses. These courses are designed to prepare technical

  • 'Young Tigers' fuel 'Fighting Samurai' training deployment to Kunsan

    Airmen from Kadena helped their comrades to the North by providing necessary aerial refueling capabilities to the 'Fighting Samurai' of Misawa Air Base's 14th Fighter Squadron March 27.Crews from the 909th Air Refueling Squadron 'Young Tigers' took off from Kadena early Sunday morning to make the

  • Kadena offers emergency dental care

    The 18th Dental Squadron has changed how it offers after-hours emergency dental care to active duty Airmen and their families."Instead of going to the Camp Lester emergency room for dental emergencies, most Kadena patients will now have reduced wait time for treatment and less travel time," said

  • Spouses gather to show appreciation

    Key spouses and their families gathered at the Officer's Club March 18 to honor and show appreciation to fellow spouses for their continued support.Military life overseas is a huge change and sometimes, new spouses need help to adapt. The key spouses network helps them find other spouses who have

  • Okinawa becomes temporary voluntary destination for mothers-to-be

    A military flight carrying eight pregnant women, along with their family members and medical personnel, arrived here from mainland Japan March 22 as part of the authorized voluntary departure program headed by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense.Due to their pregnancies, the women were