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  • 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

  • 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