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

Huscroft takes reins of 18th CMS

FSS bringing improvements to facilities

Whether you are lodging at the Shogun Inn or dining at one of Kadena's eateries, the 18th Force Support Squadron finds solutions to bring you satisfaction.The latest is the long-standing and popular Seaside Inn with a makeover. Kadena's Force Support Squadron wants to provide SOFA status personnel

Local teen sharpens English skills at the Risner

For one local Japanese teen the choice was simple when asked where he would like to work for his school's intern program.Ryo Oshiro, a 16-year-old boy who attends the Kagamigaoka Special Education School in Urasoe City, wanted to intern where he could broaden his English skills and Kadena was the

Kadena airfield operations flight 'tops in AF'

There's never a dull day for the 18th Operations Support Squadron's airfield operations flight. The flight responsible for providing air traffic control, radar approach control and airfield management operations at one of the busiest airfields in the Air Force was recently recognized as the best in

MyAirForceLife.com photography competition

Air Force Services Agency officials are accepting photograph entries on MyAirForceLife.com, now through July 4, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.This is an opportunity for Airmen and eligible patrons of Air Force morale, welfare and recreation programs to express through photos what Air

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

Social media offers new avenues for info

In April, the Air Force opened up some web sites that have not been available on government networks for quite a while, if ever. Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and more are now available to people via the base computer network.While the Airmen of the 18th Wing Public Affairs Office constantly work to

SECAF, CSAF, CMSAF issue memo on DADT

With legislative efforts moving forward to repeal the Department of Defense's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, the Air Force's top three leaders want Airmen to know that their opinion counts in the ongoing Comprehensive Review of the law.The Secretary of the Air Force, Chief of Staff and Chief Master

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

Airmen walk the grounds of Iwo Jima

It's been 65 years since U.S. Forces fought at Iwo Jima and, this past Memorial Day weekend, over 45 Airmen from the 353rd Special Operations Group and 18th Wing were given an opportunity to learn the history of one of the most infamous battles of World War II. "The experience provides today's

eFinance pays off

Lance Cpl Meredith Watts shows us how Kadena's Finance Office is spearheading a campaign to make processing finance requests as easy as the click of a button.

Typhoon season gets underway

Don't be alarmed if typhoon warning signs start popping up on the windows and front doors of buildings this week because typhoon season officially started June 1. As a result, installations around Okinawa will remain in Tropical Cyclone Conditions of Readiness (TCCOR) Four by default until the end