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  • 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

  • Inside Kadena's new BX complex

    When asked to describe the inside of the new 344,000 square foot BX - set to open Oct. 2 - the BX manager, Mr. Robert Rice, responded with three words: "shock and awe." The two-story layout of the new BX is the first thing most people will notice. The bottom floor of the complex houses a food court

  • Pacific Air Forces commander focuses on future

    The commander of Pacific Air Forces spoke with national media members to outline his responsibilities during the 2009 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition Sept. 16 at the National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. Gen. Gary North discussed his role as the Pacific Air Forces

  • Kadena honors prisoners of war, missing comrades

    Friday, Sept. 18, marks National POW/MIA Recognition Day and dozens of Kadena volunteers plan to pay tribute with a vigil run and reveille ceremony starting today. Other Kadena Airmen have already paid tribute to their comrades who were held in captivity or have never returned home in their own

  • Bringing it back to basic

    Though Air Force fitness standards have become more stringent, members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle maintenance flight aren't intimidated. They believe their dynamic fitness program, which is old-school in some ways and enterprising in others, is preparing them for success not

  • Kadena team takes CSAF award at AFA convention

    A dramatic turnaround in operations efficiency led the base Individual Protective Equipment Management Team to be named recipients of the Air Force Chief of Staff's Team Excellence Award during the Air Force Association's 22nd Annual Convention in Washington this week. The team was comprised of

  • Hometown Holiday Greetings Team to begin taping at Kadena

    Broadcast teams from the Joint Hometown News Service in San Antonio, Texas, will begin taping video holiday greetings of service members and their families at Kadena Air Base Oct. 1 and 2, and other overseas locations during the holiday season. This year marks the 26th anniversary of the

  • Kadena wins Federal-level award with help from the Energy Guy

    They call him the Energy Guy and he's one of the main reasons that Kadena was recently awarded the 2009 Federal Energy and Water Management Award. Mr. John Muckey, a 718th Civil Engineer Squadron resource efficiency manager, is a regular Joe without superpowers or spandex. He's been a hard charger

  • 5K fundraiser keeps Special Olympics running

    Four hundred runners started their Saturday morning with a Special Olympics 5K run fundraiser at the Risner Fitness Complex Aug. 12. Though grueling for some participants, the run was virtually a walk in the park for the Kadena High School cross country team: one of the team members, Jacob