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  • KARC reaches $100,000 in relief donations

    Since the devastating earthquake and following tsunami struck the island of Honshu, Japan (commonly referred to as mainland Japan), March 11, service members and their spouses at Kadena have been working tirelessly to accumulate donations for the victims.Thanks to their efforts, in little more than

  • Kadena "plays" hard

    In an instant, a gunman bursts through the office door opening fire on an unexpecting Airman close by.Despite the chaos that has consumed the building in a conflagration of bullets and screams, the wounded Airman is relying on his wingmen to save his life. This is only one type of scenario Emergency

  • LORE scenarios keep Airmen battle ready

    Kadena is participating in Beverly High 11-4, a local operational readiness exercise, this week which shifts gears for Kadena and focuses on training Airmen for possible emergency situations.During each LORE different scenarios are enacted to build the skills Airmen need if they encounter a

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, May 18

     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

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • Air traffic controllers discuss road ahead

    Ten U.S. Air Force and Army air traffic controllers advising their Iraqi counterparts at major installations around Iraq convened here April 28 to discuss airfield plans for the final months before U.S. troops exit under the Dec. 31, 2011, mandate. "[The meeting] was an excellent opportunity to see

  • 18 LRS cleans up Cape Zanpa Beach Park

    One hundred Airmen and civilians from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron volunteered April 21, to clean up Cape Zanpa Park collecting 50 bags of trash consisting of bottles, cans and other items. The group scoured the beach, lighthouse, and walking trails for misplaced garbage to pick up. The

  • Armed Forces Day message

    To the Men and Women of U.S. Forces, Japan,Our nation will observe Armed Forces Day on Saturday, May 21. First created in 1949 to replace separate days for each of our Services, President Kennedy established it as an official holiday in 1962. Armed Forces Day is the single holiday for Americans to