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  • Kadena hosts joint, bilateral training

    Flying units across all four U.S. military services combined assets with Japan Air Self Defense Force, or JASDF, pilots to train for the defense of Japan. The joint, bilateral training hosted by Kadena Air Base gave U.S. and Japanese pilots a chance to familiarize themselves with each other's

  • Vet clinic relocates

    The Okinawa Veterinary Treatment Facility (VTF) in Bldg. 731 on Kadena, will undergo renovations starting March 8. In lieu of these renovations, the clinic will close March 8 -12 in order to relocate to Bldg. 224, the old concessionaire mall across from the Risner Gym, where they will operate on a

  • Okinawa Marathon to affect traffic Sunday

    Due to the Okinawa marathon on Sunday, March 7, Gates 2 and 5 will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Roads will be closed from Gate 2 on Kuter Blvd. to Vincent Avenue and from Vincent Avenue to Schreiber Blvd. and from Schreiber Blvd. to Gate 5. Both gates will remain open to

  • Tsunami threat passes, residents free to return home

    Kadena personnel and their families who evacuated low-lying coastal areas earlier today are now free to return to their homes, per direction of the 18th Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach. Waves of up to six feet were predicted for Okinawa, but the tsunami largely fizzled out. There were no

  • Kadena Commander orders limited evacuation in response to tsunami warning

    The 18th Wing Commander today ordered a limited evacuation of coastal areas on Okinawa for Kadena personnel as a result of a tsunami warning. The wave, up to six feet in height, is expected to hit Okinawa around 3:10 p.m. today and could affect the entire island, not just the Pacific side.The

  • Chile quake triggers tsunami warning for Okinawa

    A tsunami warning is in effect for Okinawa as a result of an earthquake today 200 miles southwest of Santiago, Chile that measured 8.8 on the Richter scale. If a tsunami does strike Okinawa, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center predicts it will hit around 3:10 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 28.There are no

  • Quake rattles Kadena

    An earthquake struck this morning around 5:30 a.m. off the coast of Okinawa, 50 miles east-southeast of Naha. There were no reports of damage or injuries on base, nor any impact on the base's mission.The U.S. Geological Survey assessed the magnitude of the quake at 7.0 while the Japan Meteorological

  • 31st Rescue Squadron opens doors to base community

    It's not every day that you get to see inside the mission of a rescue squadron. Senior Airman Jennifer Herring shows us how the 31st Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base recently hosted an event that allowed the basecommunity to do just that. For the broadcast story click here.

  • Kadena's Silver Flag readies PACAF Airmen

    Civil engineers from Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, recently completed readiness training at Kadena's Silver Flag Exercise site. To see how the Airmen showcased their civil engineering know-how while fulfilling requirements for an operational readiness inspection click here.

  • 67th FS, 961st AACS take home top honors at Turkey Shoot

    The 67th Fighter Squadron and the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron took top honors in a virtual Turkey Shoot that took place Nov. 16 - Dec. 3 and involved United States Air Force squadrons from around the world. The Air Combat Command-sponsored Distributed Mission Operations (simulator) Turkey

  • JASDF officer flies joint mission with 961st AACS

    A Japan Air Self Defense Force captain made history Feb. 18 as he became the first-ever JASDF officer to fly as an active crewmember with Kadena's 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron aboard an E-3 Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft.Capt. Daisuke Hirose, 602nd Airborne Air Control

  • Kadena entomologist brings word about bugs to PI

    A U.S. Air Force Airman and representatives from the local health department are on a crusade to combat the Dengue virus in barangays, or villages, as part of Operation Pacific Angel, here Feb. 15-22.Maj. Stephen Wolf, one of only 15 entomologists in the Air Force, and Ms. Julie Samson, from the

  • Japanese civic leaders get taste of Kadena mission

    More than 30 business and industry leaders from the Tokyo area got a chance to see the Kadena mission up close Thursday and Friday as part of a civic leader tour sponsored by the Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association (JAAGA).The group received a mission brief from 18th Wing commander, Brig.