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  • Veterans from all over Okinawa came to the Veterans Day memorial ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Veterans Day ceremony honors all who serve

    More than 100 base and local veterans gathered here Sunday to pay tribute to those who have answered their nation's call and served in the U.S. armed forces. The Veterans Day ceremony included laying of a wreath in remembrance of those who gave their lives for their country, a performance by the Kadena High School Junior ROTC drill team and
  • The oldest and youngest members of Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron 1 prepare to eat a piece of their service's birthday cake during the Marine Ball at the Butler Officer's Club Nov. 8, 2007. The U.S. Marine Corps celebrated its 232nd anniversary Nov. 10. MWHS-1 is the parent organization of Marine Wing Liaison Kadena. MWLK provides comprehensive operational and logistical support to local and deployed U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Navy squadrons operating at Kadena Air Base, Japan, and facilitates essential liaison with the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Wing and the U.S. navy’s Commander Fleet Activities Okinawa, which are located on Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeff Loftin)

    Kadena Marine unit celebrates its service's anniversary

    As Marines worldwide observed the 232nd birthday of the Corps Nov. 10, Kadena-based Marines took time to celebrate this tradition and reflect on their mission in the Pacific. Unit members from Marine Wing Liaison Kadena celebrated the birthday with a formal ball Nov. 8 and also explained their role here. "[The Marine Corps birthday is] a lot of
  • Kadena customers use new self check-out lanes at the commissary Nov. 8. The commissary recently installed four self checkout lanes for customers to get in and out quickly. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Base commissary gets new self check-out lanes

  • Airman 1st Class David Bower (center), 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, pulls on the tug-of-war rope for the west side at an International Carnival Nov. 4. The rope was 80 meters long and about 80 centimeters wide. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    International Carnival brings cultures together

  • Members of the 961st Airborne Air Control Squadron board an E-3 AWACS at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 5, 2007, to participate in Keen Sword. Several hundred Kadena members are participating in the bilateral joint service exercise, including about 80 members of the 961st AACS. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Jeffery Loftin)

    18th Wing shows its edge during Keen Sword

    Over the next two weeks, members of Team Kadena will be participating in the largest bi-lateral field training exercise in Japan, designed to practice defending Japan against foreign aggression. The goal of Exercise Keen Sword is to improve interoperability between the Japanese Air Self Defense Force and U.S. forces as well as exercise JASDF

  • 12-year-old hero pulls classmate to safety

    Recently at the Overton Pool here, one young girl was called upon to be heroic when a classmate began to drown. A 12 year old girl attempted to swim in the deep end of the pool, and when she was unable to remain above water, her classmate had to jump in to rescue her. "We were at the end of the pool, on the deck area, and she went into the water,"
  • Stephanie Rickert, Marine Air Control Group 18, passes out candy to a child Halloween night. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Tricking or Treating

  • Cpl. Cody Bryant and Cpl. Kyle Cox receive a gift from a Kadena Base Exchange patron during the Toys for Tots drive. During the annual drive Marines collect toys for needy children all over the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Toys for Tots begins campaign here

    The Toys for Tots campaign officially kicked off here on Nov. 3 with an opening ceremony at the Kadena Base Exchange. This year's campaign is aimed at bringing cheer to military dependents, Okinawa children, and teens. "We just look forward to overall excitement as we remind everyone that it's that time of year again," said Stacey Belden, sales and
  • Mason Mitchell, 1-year-old, sits beside the family dog, Keymonie, during Dogtoberfest near Chibana Golf Course, Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 28, 2007. Kadena Services held the event to get the military and local community involved by bringing out their pets and to socialize. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

    Kadena Services holds Dogctoberfest

  • 18th Wing is on course for CFC goal

    Kadena Air Base has raised 60 percent of its monetary goal for the Combined Federal Campaign, officials report as the charity drive enters its last few weeks. "I think the wing as a whole is doing pretty darn good," said Capt. Vanessa Bartley, 18th Wing Combined Federal Campaign project officer. "We'll see if that holds up. We have less than
  • Staff Sgt. Julie Anzo, 17th Special Operations Squadron, and Master Sgt. Marvin Parker, 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadron first sergeant, participate in a musical chair skit with physically disabled children from the Okinawa Children Development Center in Okinawa, Japan, Oct. 27, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

    Kadena cashes in on community involvement

    Airmen and families from Kadena Air Base dressed in Halloween costumes visited disabled children from the Okinawa Children Development Center for the first time Oct. 27. The Kadena volunteers joined 50 physically disabled Okinawan children in a musical chair skit and gave them an opportunity to 'trick or treat' by bringing candy along. "One of the
  • Airman 1st Class Marieto Tabajonda, 733rd Air Mobility Squadron, performs a buddy check on Airman 1st Class Steven Keegan, 733rd AMS. The Airmen put on their Mission Oriented Protection Posture gear during a simulated attack at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 25, 2007. The Airmen are supporting training missions based on real-world scenarios as part of Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Darnell T. Cannady)

    MOPPing up

  • Capt. Derek Flynn, 67th Fighter Squadron, waits for rescue in the waters off the coast of Okinawa. Captain Flynn was placed in the water as part of a Survival Evasion Resistance Escape exercise at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Oct. 24, 2007, during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Marasky)

    Airmen practice water rescue

    Part of participating in a local operational readiness exercise is practicing skills and tactics that many hope they never have to use. Such was the case when a water survival and rescue exercise was conducted off the coast of Okinawa Oct. 24 here as part of LORE Beverly High 08-1. In the scenario a pilot ejects from his aircraft over the water far
  • Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert, command chief for Air Force Special Operations Command, speaks with members of the 353rd Special Operations Group Senior NCO Corps during a breakfast at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 15, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Marilyn C. Holliday)

    AFSOC chief discusses hot topics with 353rd SOG

    In his second opportunity this year for an up close look at the Pacific Air Commandos, the command chief master sergeant for the Air Force Special Operations Command at Hurlburt Air Force Base, Fla., discussed hot topics with members of the 353rd Special Operations Group here. Chief Master Sgt. Michael Gilbert toured all five of the group's

  • Wing executes first LORE of fiscal year

    More than 5,000 Airmen here had the opportunity to sharpen their warfighting skills as the 18th Wing kicked-off its first local operational readiness exercise of the fiscal year Monday. The weeklong Beverly High 08-1 LORE tested the wing's ability to respond to higher headquarters directives to support air combat operations in the Pacific should it
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