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  • 18th MDG welcomes new commander

    Col. Barbara King took command of the 18th Medical Group from Col. Frederick Schaefer during a change of command ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club June 25. Colonel King recently served as the Director of Dental Programs and Resources for the Air Force Medical Support Agency at Bolling Air Force Base

  • Opening Gate 4 at Kadena easing traffic, adding convenience

    Kadena Air Base has a population of more than 20,000 servicemembers and civilians. Obviously, this can cause heavy traffic at the gates. Marine Lance Cpl. Nate Carberry explains how the opening of one of the previously-closed gates is making trips to and from Kadena more convenient.

  • Security Forces keep Kadena safe

    The men and women of the 18th Security Forces Squadron are charged with securing Kadena Air Base's perimeter, as well as maintaining order inside the fenceline. After 13 weeks of technical training, Security Forces airmen are ready to protect and serve miliatry members at duty stations across the

  • Voluntary separation, retirement deadlines near

    As the window to voluntarily separate or retire closes, Air Force officials urge Airmen impacted by force management who are interested in transitioning from the active-duty force to do so quickly before the cutoff dates later this month."Volunteering ahead of retention boards will give officers

  • Okinawa Expressway goes toll-free June 28

    Travelers on Okinawa's Expressway will have a little more money in their pockets starting June 28 when the requirement to pay tolls is eliminated. According to Nihon Expressway Company Okinawa Branch, the toll-free expressway is a pilot program for that will run until March 31, 2011. Although the

  • Kadena Base Bulletin

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a short paragraph (NOT bullets) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be

  • Spouses create a network of friends

    Where can you find free food, free child care for the evening, make new friends, and create a network with squadron leadership and agencies? You can find all this and more at the Deployed Spouses Dinner held once a month, courtesy of the Airman and Family Readiness Center. The spouses of deployed

  • 390th IS brings USAF to the top of Battle of the Services Fitness Challenge

    It started with 13 eight-person teams represented by Airmen, Sailors, and Soldiers. All competing for the chance to claim this year's title as the Battle of the Services Fitness Challenge Winner. At the end of the elimination round, which consisted of four person push ups, sit ups, and a litter

  • Eye on fitness: Staying fit through weightlifting

    How do you stay fit? Kadena members currently score an average of about 80 out of 100 points on their fitness test, while about eight percent of testers fail altogether. The fit test you know and love is changing, are you prepared for those changes? There are numerous physical activities at Kadena

  • 718th CES recognized for environmental efforts

    Kadena's 718th Civil Engineer Squadron was recently recognized by Headquarters U.S. Forces Japan for its environmental efforts. The 718th CES was awarded the Installation Environmental Excellence Award for Pollution Prevention during a ceremony at Camp Foster May 27. "In a world of ever decreasing

  • Kadena to celebrate July Fourth with a bang at Marek Park

    The Schilling Community Center in cooperation with other Force Support activities brings to Kadena Air Base what will be the biggest event of the year, with this year's July Fourth Celebration from 3-9 p.m. at Marek Park. Festivities will conclude with a fireworks show beginning at 8:30 p.m.Other

  • More than 200 selected for promotion to TSgt

    More than 200 of Kadena's promotion-eligible staff sergeants were selected to become technical sergeants following the Air Force Personnel Center's release Thursday night.Overall, Air Force officials selected 7,752 of 37,185 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a

  • Nearly 180 Kadena high school students graduate

    Nearly 180 Kadena High School seniors took their final steps as high school students after celebrating graduation day at the Okinawa Civic Center June 11 . Students were celebrated by not only their parents, teachers and fellow students, but by relatives who traveled thousands of miles to share in

  • New islandwide curfew transparent to Kadena residents

    Last weekend, American Forces Network viewers may have noticed a new commercial in which Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force commander and senior commander on Okinawa, talks about a new liberty policy that started June 11. The new policy states that servicemembers island-wide are

  • Team Kadena observes Flag Day

    Members of Team Kadena observed Flag Day June 14 by retiring out-of-service flags. This is an annual event sponsored by the local chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association.This year's Flag Day celebrates the 233rd anniversary of the adoption of the United States flag.  Although Flag Day is not