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  • Memorial service scheduled for fallen Airman

    A memorial service for Airman 1st Class Rodolfo Garza Jr., is scheduled for Thursday at 3 p.m. in Chapel 3. Airman Garza's body was recovered by members of the Japanese coast guard Sunday after he was missing since Saturday while in the water near Maeda Point, a local Okinawa diving spot.He was

  • Kadena maintainers train on JASDF equipment during exercise

    Maintainers from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit worked alongside their Japanese hosts Oct. 2 to learn how to use aerospace ground equipment at Hyakuri Air Base, Japan during an Aviation Training Relocation exercise. The Airmen trained on the Japan Air Self Defense Forces' AGE, which they will

  • Kadena fatality identified

    Airman 1st Class Rodolfo Garza, assigned the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, died Saturday near Maeda Point, a local Okinawa dive and snorkeling area. The body of the 21-year-old Airman was recovered from the water Sunday at about 8:30 a.m. by members of the Japanese coast guard. "I am deeply

  • Kadena takes its show on the road during ATR

    Approximately 75 Airmen from the 18th Wing deployed to Hyakuri Japan Air Self-Defense Base in Iberaki Prefecture, Japan Oct. 2 to train with their Japanese counterparts during a week-long exercise. The Airmen are here to take part in bilateral training as part of the Aviation Training Relocation

  • Kadena golfers tee off CFC

    Kadena Air Base kicked off its 2009 Combined Federal Campaign with a golf tournament at the Banyan Tree Golf Course Oct. 2. Approximately 140 golfers came out to support the cause. Charities that participate in the CFC provide many services - including educational, medical, and support services - to

  • F-22A Raptors depart Kadena

    Ten F-22A Raptors assigned to the 94th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron completed a deployment to Kadena and departed, with tanker support from various Pacific locations, for their home station at Langley Air Force Base, Va, Oct.1. While at Kadena, the aircraft conducted training in order to fulfill

  • Military dependants "deploy" to Skoshi Warrior

    "Are you ready to deploy?" called out an upbeat female voice as children varying in age from toddlers to teens entered the Airman and Family Readiness Center to participate in Skoshi Warrior Sept. 26. "They see their parents leaving, but they never get to experience ," said Tech. Sgt. Ray Brooks, a

  • Local firefighters respond to Kadena flames

    Firefighters from Kadena Air Base, nearby Torii Station, and Okinawa City fire departments responded to a fire Monday morning in a rural area outside Gate 3, on Kadena property. The fire was contained in a 50-by-20 foot area on the east side of the base and officials believe that a debris pile was

  • Patriot Express contract, route changes Oct. 1

    Effective Oct. 1, Kadena's Patriot Express will have a new contracted airline, aircraft and flight route. According to 733rd Air Mobility Squadron officials, North American Airlines will take over responsibility of the contracted flight, flying a Boeing 757 with 190 seats. While the total number of

  • Veteran weapons loader finishes 28-year career where it all began

    Kadena is a special place to Senior Master Sgt. Robert Meyer. It was here that the 28-year Air Force veteran started and - as of Friday, Sept. 18 - ended his career as an F-15 Eagle weapons loader. The Laplace, Ill.-native, retired from active duty Sept. 18 after serving more than 17 years of his

  • AES, Marines train as one force

    A five-man crew from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently acted as a "lifeline" for wounded Marines during Ryukyu Warrior II, a mass casualty evacuation exercise conducted Sept. 12-18 by 1st Marine Aircraft Wing with the assistance of Air Force, Army, and Navy organizations. According