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  • Kadena welcomes its newest Senior NCOs

    More than 80 Airmen were recognized during Kadena's Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club July 24. Photojournalist Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen was on hand to capture the event.More of Sergeant Steffen's photos are available at http://www.flickr.com/KadenaAirBase.

  • 60,000 must register to continue accessing Kadena

    More than 60,000 people island-wide are required to register at Kadena for the Defense Biometric Identification System in order to continue accessing Kadena Air Base. Registration for DBIDS begins Monday and will run through March 1 for active-duty military, family members, Master Labor Contractors,

  • Summer camps offer fun and learning for Kadena’s youth

    Fifty children had the opportunity to experience the wonders of underwater exploration, make volcanoes and invent devices which could be used to pick up small objects at the bottom of the ocean during the Immersion Learning science camp at the youth center last week. The science camp was only one of

  • Airmen donate blood at FTAC

    Airmen from Kadena's First Term Airman Center spent July 21 donating blood as part of the Armed Services Blood Program. Photojournalist Senior Airman Amanda Grabiec documented this important mission. The Armed Services Blood Program plays a key role in providing quality blood products for Service

  • Kadena rescue Airmen train in South Korea

    Rescue Airmen from Kadena recently particpated in Pacific Thunder, the largest exercise devoted to combat search and rescue in the Pacific for Pacific Air Forces. Airmen from Kadena deployed to Osan Air Base, South Korea, for the exercise.The overall goal of the exercise is to practice integrating

  • 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

  • California, Japan students see Kadena first-hand as part of deaf exchange

    What's your "sign?"For many people, their "sign" is how they communicate. Sign language, in some way, shape or form has been used for hundreds of years. What many people don't realize is that the deaf in nearly every culture, and most countries, have their unique language of signing. This week, a

  • New command chief strives to take care of people

    As an Airman who "grew up" in the notoriously rigid security forces career field, James Davis learned a lot from his first supervisor - especially the importance of taking care of your people. "In our line of work, there were no questions asked ... you always did what you were told to do," he

  • News service keeps Airmen informed

    An electronic news service featuring the latest Air Force manpower, personnel and services information is available to help Airmen make informed decisions about their Air Force careers.More than 15,000 members subscribe to the Manpower, Personnel and Services News Service, however Air Force

  • Kadena Air Commandos hone survival skills

    While quietly moving through the jungle, Airmen were searching for any clues that would help them find signs of their enemy on a rainy day July 1. They volunteered to act as the opposing forces for the 353rd Special Operations Group's Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape training - attempting

  • 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

  • Improved physical fitness uniform coming to a store near you

    After much planning, anticipation and constructive feedback, the Army Air Force Exchange Service and the Air Force Uniform Office officials have partnered to bring an improved physical training uniform to select military clothing sales stores in July.The IPTU, which consists of a running jacket,

  • Innovative FTAC program reaches out to spouses

    Kadena's First Term Airmen Center, or FTAC, is going the extra mile to welcome new spouses to Okinawa. Besides providing the typical orientation training to the Air Force's newest Airmen, FTAC here now offers weekly meetings and a Facebook networking page for spouses to minimize stress as they