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  • Airmen 1st Class Johnathan Meyer (left) and Gilbert Hardy challenge Senior Airman Charles Johnson during a base exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 24, 2007. Both airmen took the selective arms course which enables them to protect their squadron's personnel and assets. The base conducted a three-day base exercise to demonstrate its ability to deploy and generate aircraft. All three Airmen are assigned to the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Darnell T. Cannady)

    Selective arming program begins at Kadena

    Non-security forces Airmen are redefining the meaning of force protection by taking up weapons and the training that goes along with it to protect their squadron resources. A few units have already completed training with the 18th Security Forces Squadron through the selective arming program which gives them the ability to respond immediately to an
  • Airman 1st Class Jackie Elton, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron aerospace propulsion systems apprentice, disassembles an F-15 engine as part of five-week upgrade training at Detachment 15, 372nd Training Squadron. Det 15 has hands-on training devices to better teach what maintainers will see on the flightline in their jobs. (U.S. Air Force photo/Scott Hallford)

    Upgrade training on Kadena critical

    Living on an island in the Pacific, it is difficult for Airmen to travel from Kadena Air Base back to the United States to receive needed upgrade training for mission support and career advancement. Field Training Detachment 15, 372nd Training Squadron is a maintenance training unit instructing a gamut of aviation maintenance-related courses for

  • Feeding hungry minds

    School starts next week and the AAFES School Meal Program is ready to provide healthy meals to feed hungry minds. AAFES School Meal Program is operated under the guidelines of the USDA National School Lunch Program. This means that the school menu must follow Dietary Guidelines and meet the following nutrition standards when analyzed over a week: 

  • Back to school

    Department of Defense Dependant Schools officials are emphasizing safety, health and wellness and the acquisition of foreign language skills, for the 2007-2008 school year, which starts Monday. Children's safety is a critical focus for DoDDS and officials encourage parents to speak with their kids about general safety tips and preventative

  • Mouth guards for safety use

    The mouth is one of the most commonly injured parts of the body while participating in sports activities. Dental injuries can be painful, expensive and permanent. For prevention of dental injuries, the sports mouth guard is considered an essential item of sporting equipment. A mouth guard is a flexible appliance made out of plastic and worn during
  • Airman 1st Class Rico Babas uses a speed handle to place panels on an F-15C Eagle during a base exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 23, 2007. By doing this they ensure that the panels are in place and won't fall off during flight. The base conducted a three-day base exercise to demonstrate its ability to deploy and generate aircraft. Airman Babas is an inspection team member with the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Senior Airman Darnell T. Cannady)

    Crew chiefs working round the clock

  • Airman 1st Class Christina Johnson, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, reviews medical records of those preparing to deploy during Kadena's Local Operational Readiness Exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Are you medically ready to fight?

    Being medically ready is a critical part to deploying. Members from the 18th Medical Group are tasked with reviewing medical records of Airmen getting ready for deployment. "Our goal is to look through the records and see who are medically ready to fight," said Tech. Sgt. Demetria Geldziler, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Health Services
  • Airmen stretch prior to running during First Term Airmen Center physical training at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 22, 2007. FTAC does PT three days a week to meet the Air Force Fitness program requirment. FTAC is mandatory for all in-processing first-term Airmen which helps Airmen complete much of the in-processing paperwork. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)

    Fit to fight

  • Staff Sgt. Jesse Martin, left, and SSgt Roger Ward go over thier checklist as they inspect an Army palette before it is shipped out to a deployed location. Staff Sgt's Ward and Martin are from the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron Joint Inspection team and check more than 400 palettes a year leaving Kadena. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Jeremy McGuffin)

    Getting the Cargo Downrange

    Just like Airmen, equipment on aircraft heading downrange must go through processing lines and be properly documented and prepared. The 733rd Air Mobility Squadron joint inspection team is there to ensure this happens. Along with 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron's Cargo Deployment Facility, the 733rd AMS joint inspection team handled more than 200
  • Airman 1st Class Daniel Wallace (front) and Staff Sgt. Shanika Lane fire at targets during the M4 Tactical Qualification Course at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 7, 2007. The course ensures every security forces member stays qualified with the M4 rifle. Both are assigned to the 18th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Darnell T. Cannady)

    Honing warrior skills

  • Kalsuhike Yokoda finely slices ham that will be part of the night's dinner selection at the Marshall Dining Facility ont Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 15, 2007. The dining facility serves three meals to around 1,000 U.S. military members daily. Mr. Yokoda is a cook at the Marshall Dining Facility. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney)

    Feeding the force

  • Senior Airman Kelly Hargraves performs a dental prophylaxis on Staff Sgt. Robert Keegan at Kadena Air Base, Japan, August 6, 2007. The prophylaxis is used not only to clean teeth, but also to evaluate the oral cavity for any other problems that might be present. The dental clinic averages 200 appointments a day for military members and their family at general dentistry as well as orthodontics, pediatric dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontrics, and oral surgery. Airman Hargraves is assigned to the 18th Dental Squadron and Sergeant Keegan is with 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron. (U. S. Air Force photo by A1C Sheila deVera)

    Keeping your smile

  • Frazier Pollard, son of Tech. Sgt. Angela Banks, 18th Mission Support Squadron, checks out his "mangekyoo" — a kaleidoscope decorated with Japanese paper called "washi" — during washi class Aug. 8 at the Airman and Family Readiness Center. The two-hour washi class was the third in a series of free cultural classes designed to expose teens to various elements of Japanese culture. The cultural class series was an activity idea resulting from the teen town hall meeting in June. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)

    Japanese culture for teens

  • ANDERSEN AFB, GUAM -- An F-15 deployed here from the 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, approaches the boom of a KC-135 Stratotanker, from the New Hampshire Air Nation Guard, during Valiant Shield, Aug. 9, 2007. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircraft and personnel from stateside bases and Kadena AB will comprise part of an expeditionary air wing based at Andersen AFB, Guam. These forces will participate in integrated joint training with Navy and Coast Guard forces. Andersen AFB will also be the beddown location for approximately 64 U.S. Air Force and 29 U.S. Navy aircraft, plus transient aircraft, during Valiant Shield. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Miranda Moorer)

    Valiant Shield wraps up

    Valiant Shield 2007, the largest exercise of its kind in the Pacific, wrapped up seven days of flying operations in the vicinity of Guam Monday. During the field training exercise, more than 30 air-refueling sorties were flown, with KC-135 and KC-10 tankers offloading 2.286 million pounds of fuel to airborne aircraft. U.S. Air Force B-52s, F-15Cs,
  • 2nd Lt. Asim Khan, 18th Communications Squadron, recites traditional Islamic wedding vows along with an Imam,religious leader, over the internet, Aug. 4 in Okinawa. Lieutenant Khan officially married his wife, Sadaf, while she was in Pakistan and are planning to have a formal wedding in December. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

    Kadena Airman gets married by long distance

    The Nikah--a marriage contract--can be seen in the background on a computer monitor as an Islamic religious leader steps into view and begins a ceremony uniting an 18th Communication Squadron officer here in Okinawa with his bride in Pakistan. Dating was never an issue for the couple that met 15 years earlier and kept in touch recently via e-mail,
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