Volunteers prepare "Sweet Salute" for Kadena's dorm residents

Volunteers from Kadena and the local community prepared a "sweet salute" for dorm residents Nov. 15-17.Sweet Salute, a cookie drive aimed at bringing some holiday cheer and homemade cookies to Kadena dorm residents, is an annual event on Kadena organized by the spouses of Kadena leadership.Thousand

Kadena Airmen focus on fitness

With the new physical fitness standards now in effect, Airmen are seeing how focused the Air Force is on being physically fit.Recently, the pass-rate of PT tests at Kadena has increased as servicemembers are getting used to the standards. According to Joyce Jankielsztajn, lead fitness testing

Airmen, Marines, JASDF members attend Professional Development Seminar

A class of 40 servicemembers attended the Airman Professional Development Seminar at Kadena Air Base Nov. 15-16. The seminar consisted of briefings about customs and courtesies, leadership, mentorship and other areas geared toward the professional development of future non-commissioned officers. The

Airmen visit preschool in Hokkaido

A dozen Airmen from the 18th Wing visited the Hokuto preschool in Chitose, Japan, Nov. 15. Airmen started the visit by cleaning up leaves around the school before joining in for singing and reading to the children. Nearly 200 Airmen are at Chitose Air Base as part of an Aviation Training Location

Team Kadena members perform FOD walk

Members of Team Kadena performed a "Foreign Object Debris," or "FOD" walk of the North runway Nov. 12. Team Kadena had 265 volunteers attending the two-and-a-half mile walk. Ten pounds of debris was collected. Among the debris were 29 metallic and stone objects that could have caused millions of

Kadena Panthers win high school championship

The Kadena High School Panthers made history after blowing out Yokota High School 50-23 during the Pacific Far East football championship Nov. 12.The team, which went undefeated for the second consecutive season, became the first team in Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) to win the

Kadena HS football featured in ESPN article

Kadena High School football players were recently featured on ESPN Rise, a website and magazine which informs, inspires and connects high school athletes to help them improve at high school sports and get noticed by collegiate scouts.Three players, Thomas McDonald, Aaron Ahner and Shariff Coleman,

PACAF command chief visits Kadena, meets with Airmen

Chief Master Sgt. Brooke McLean, Pacific Air Forces command chief master sergeant, visited Kadena from Oct. 6-9.During his visit to the base, Chief McLean attended the 11th Annual Kadena Special Olympics, visited several units around the base and shared key messages with Airmen."The main reason I

Kadena servicemembers commemorate Veterans Day

As the notes of Taps played, hundreds of servicemembers from Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan stood silent, waiting for that final tone and for the command of "dismissed" to be ordered.This sequence closed the 2010 Veteran's Day remembrance ceremony at the base flag pole in front of 18th Wing

General Wilsbach shares Veteran's Day message

Team Kadena, as we celebrate this Veteran's Day, I am reminded why I am so proud to be called a veteran. Talking with Airmen around the wing, and seeing all that you accomplish every day is a testament to the heritage and legacy you are building for America's future generations.Veteran's Day began

ATR mission continues downrange

Crew chiefs from the 44th Fighter Squadron relocate six F-15s at the Chitose Air Base flightline to make room for additional jets coming in from Kadena. Nearly 200 Airmen from Kadena are at the Japanese airbase in northern Japan as part of an Aviation Training Relocation. An ATR allows for bilateral

COMPACAF visits Kadena

General Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, attended the Kadena Special Olympics Nov. 6, and before he left, shared some key messages for Kadena's Airmen .The general spoke about the magnitude of Kadena Special Olympics, Kadena's partnership with the Okinawan people, the importance of

Japan 's Senior Vice-Minister of Defense Visits Kadena

'Vampire Bats' arrive in Hokkaido for Aviation Training Relocation

The first six of 12 F-15s arrived at the northern Japan Air Self Defense Force base of Chitose in Hokkaido Prefecture today to kick off an Aviation Training Relocation.Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi was on hand to capture the first images of the event and the crowd of JASDF Airmen and Japanese media

Three Kadena EOD techs awarded Bronze Stars

Three explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Kadena's 18th Civil Engineer Squadron were presented Bronze Star Medals Nov. 5 at the Rocker NCO Club for their actions while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan earlier this year. Additionally, another 18th CES EOD technician was awarded the Defense