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  • Summer Hire Program Pays Off

    According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor, summer employment of teens is now the lowest it has been since 1948. Lance Cpl Nate Carberry shows us how teens on Okinawa have the chance to get jobs they may not have been offered back in the states.

  • Preparation key to success in upcoming LORE

    If you're an Airman on Kadena Air Base you probably know there's a local operational readiness exercise scheduled for Aug. 23-25. What you may not know is you should be preparing for it now.As with most other things in life, preparation is the key to success in the upcoming LORE."It's important to

  • Youth Center offers pre-school gymnastics to keep kids active

    Getting your child involved in an extra-curricular program can benefit their physical and social development. The Kadena Air Base Youth Center offers a variety of classes including judo, piano, guitar, dance and even Daddy or Mommy and Me pre-school classes. Pre-school gymnastics is one of the more

  • SECDEF announces major Pentagon reforms

    WASHINGTON, Aug. 9, 2010 - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates is putting meat on the bones of his initiative to reform the way the Pentagon does business and to eliminate duplicative, unnecessary overhead costs.During a Pentagon news conference today, Gates said the steps he is taking will help the

  • Out and About in Okinawa: Pottery Making

    The society and customs of Okinawa, like those of its Asian neighbors, have survived thousands of years ... lately including significant industrialization and modernization. Although the island has changed over the years from an agrarian and trading culture to a modern business and tourism frontier,

  • Logisticians come together for charity

    Logistics personnel from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Japan Air Self Defense Force and American and Japanese logistics companies donated $800 in cash and food to the Gajumaru Family Home Jul. 19. Earlier that day, the 18th LRS and the National Defense Logistics and Transportation

  • American, Japanese kids participate in youth exchange

    Who would have thought that creating a shisa dog out of colorful modeling clay would have been so difficult? Yet, that was the opinion of many of the Japanese and English youth attending a cultural exchange event at the Kadena Youth Center on Thursday. "I think it's hard, but fun," said

  • Former Kadena Chief passes away

    Team Kadena lost a dedicated Airman and a good friend Aug. 4 as Chief Master Sgt. Michael P. Donoven passed away with his family at his side in Little Rock, Ark. after a long battle with illness. Chief Donoven retired June 9 as the Superintendent of the 18th Mission Support Group, culminating a

  • Kadena Base Bulletin

     To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a shortparagraph (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 anevent. Submissions must be

  • Airmen volunteer during Commando Sling

    Airmen from Kadena recently returned from Singapore and exercise Commando Sling. F-15s and Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and other maintenance group units spent a month flying alongside their Singapore counterparts. In addition to generating and flying

  • Kadena SFS trains in high risk response

    Airmen from the 18th Security Forces Squadron recently participated in High Risk Response Training.The course gives Airmen classroom and hands-on training similar to Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) training. Kadena broadcaster Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo and photojournalists Staff Sgts. Jason

  • AAFES celebrates BX parking lot expansion

    Army and Air Force Exchange Service associates here treated military service members, their families and Department of Defense civilians to grilled hot dogs, dance performances, dog shows and special deals on merchandise July 31 at the Kadena Base Exchange in celebration of the opening of the BX's

  • Time to have a ball, an Air Force Ball

    The Air Force's 63rd Birthday is coming up, Sept. 18th.In honor of this event, Kadena will host a dual-venue Air Force Ball that night at both the Officer and NCO clubs starting at 6 p.m.This year's theme is "People, Airpower and Freedom." The guest speaker will be Dan Clark, a nationally-known

  • Kadena's rescue squadrons train on Okinawa to prepare for the 'real thing'

    Airmen from the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons recently trained with U.S. Marines on Okinawa in simulated combat operations at both Kadena Air Base, and Camp Hansen.The training, which lasted into the night, featured the rescue of injured servicemembers, an integral part of both rescue units'

  • Kadena Clinic to host walk-in sports physicals Aug. 21

    The 18th Medical Group and U.S. Naval Hospital Okinawa will offer walk-in sports physicals at the 18th Medical Group Clinic (Bldg. 626) on Saturday, August 21 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m.The annual walk-in clinic for sports physicals is a joint effort to offer a convenient way for parents to prepare youth