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  • 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
  • Airman 1st Class John Ogami, 18th Communications Squadron, cares for an injured Airman during a simulated explosion in the 18th CS building at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2007. The mass casualty scenario helped Airmen train on treating wounds and applying basic life-saving steps in Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

    Airmen train for mass casualty scenario

  • Halloween safety a must

    As the end of October approaches so does Halloween and officials here are raising safety awareness to ensure everyone has an enjoyable time during this occasion. The 18th Wing has initiated a number of methods to minimize potential Halloween hazards for children, such as establishment of Halloween hours. "This year, the wing commander has

  • Air defense batallion marks anniversary, explains role

    A year has passed since 1/1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion Soldiers arrived here to provide missile defense for Okinawa in support of the US-Japan bilateral security treaty. The 1/1 ADA and the 18th Wing stand ready to provide stability in the western Pacific by combining missile defense and air combat power capabilities against potential regional

  • Protect the message, protect the mission

    U.S. adversaries constantly attack Department of Defense computer systems and countering their efforts is everyone's responsibility, particularly here at Kadena Air Base -- the Air Force's largest combat wing. Computer users who neglect established security procedures and communicate carelessly can adversely impact the Kadena AB mission and also
  • Eighteenth Security Forces members handcuff a civilian found on the flightline without any identification as part of a scenario for Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Flightline fugitive

  • Second Lt. Corey Erickson, 18 Communications Squadron, and Lt. Col. Steven Kennedy, 18th Comptroller Squadron, account for personnel after their facility was evacuated during the Local Operational Readiness Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 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)

    Testing recovery

  • Capt. Mickaelle Germain, 18th Medical Operations Squadron, applies moulage to the head of Airman Basic Lemar Mayberry, 18th Component Maintence Squadron, to simulate a wound during an exercise scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 24, 2007. Moulaged "victims" provide more realism to exercise scenarios. 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)

    Getting gore-geous

  • Air Force Office of Special Investigation agents get a briefing by the 18th Security Forces on scene commander during the Local Operational Readiness Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 23, 2007. In this scenario base agencies responded to a simulated car bomb. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Briefing the team

  • Two PJ’s from the 31st Rescue Squadron throw a rope over a tree branch in attempt to rescue 1st Lt. Alan “Hawk” Schulenberg, 44th Fighter Squadron, during an exercise on proper life saving procedures at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Oct. 23, 2007. In the exercise PJ’s attempted the recovery of a pilot who ejected from his aircraft and was stuck in the jungle with injures. The scenario was part of Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-1. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Ryan Ivacic)

    Jungle rescue

  • Officials explain MOPP driving policy

    A sense of urgency is expected as Airmen here execute their mission during this week's local operational readiness exercise, but a sense safety is just as important, particularly when it comes to driving in MOPP gear. Driving while wearing Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear poses potential hazards and therefore is not allowed unless Airmen
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