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  • 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

  • CEG commander takes reins after year in Afghanistan

    A 1989 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute took the reins of the 18th Civil Engineer Group during a ceremony July 29 in Kadena's AWACS hangar. Colonel Brian Duffy, who comes to Kadena from Afghanistan, where he was the Deputy Commander, Joint Force Engineer Command, Headquarters United

  • Local residents tour Kadena's historical sites

    Nearly 100 Okinawan citizens visited Kadena Air Base recently as part of the 17th Annual Okinawa City Battle Sites Tour.Thanks to support from various Kadena base agencies as well as sponsorship from the Okinawa City Office, local residents got the chance to see sites signifying peace. "I have

  • U.S., Japan aeromedics collaborate during bilateral exchange

    More than 50 U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Forces Airmen took initial steps toward shared aeromedical evacuation capabilities during a bilateral exchange at Naha Air Base and Kadena Air Base, July 22-23. Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron showed their Japanese

  • Mission support group welcomes new commander

    Colonel Roftiel Constantine took command of the 18th Mission Support Group from Col. Kelly Fletcher during a change of command ceremony at the AWACS hangar July 27. Colonel Constantine recently served as the Deputy J-6 of the NATO Joint Force Command in Brunssum, The Netherlands. "It is truly an