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  • Kadena readies for Halloween

    Halloween is Saturday and trick-or-treating hours will be from 6-8 p.m. in base housing. To ensure everyone has a safe trick-or-treating experience this weekend, the 18th Security Forces Squadron and 18th Wing safety office have several suggestions for parents and base personnel. Drivers are

  • Network Unplugged: 18th CS officials zero in on USB policy violators

    Big Brother is watching ... and taking names. Although it's been nearly a year since Defense Department officials banned USB flash media devices and personal electronic devices from government computer systems, a small percentage of Air Force network users at Kadena continue to violate the

  • Team Kadena names quarterly award winners

    Congratulations to the 18th Wing and Team Kadena third quarter award winners. The Team Kadena award winners, consisting of nominees from the 18th Wing and Kadena tenant units are: Honor Guard Airman: Senior Airman Mark Pillarda, 18th Communications Squadron Honor Guard NCO: Staff Sgt. Lacey Brown,

  • VIDEO: Commander's CFC message

    Brigadier Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, recently recorded a message for Team Kadena personnel regarding participation in the annual Combined Federal Campaign. Click here to see the message.

  • Kadena Airmen gear up for mock war

    Hundreds of Kadena Airmen donned chemical protective gear and prepared for a fictional conflict this week as the 18th Wing conducted its first local operational readiness exercise of the fiscal year. The first phase of the exercise began Oct. 19 and focused on testing the Wing's ability to deploy

  • Heroes make the island cleaner, greener

    It's the Year of the Air Force Family, Combined Federal Campaign season, and Saturday, Oct. 24, is the 19th annual Make A Difference Day - there's no better way to celebrate this wholesome alliance than to head out to Kadena Marina at 8 a.m. Oct. 24 for a little old-fashioned community service.Plans

  • New Food Court opens Friday

    Kadena residents will have a new place to eat this Friday after Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials announced today that the new Food Court within the Kadena Shopping Center will open nearly two weeks earlier than planned. The new Food Court, which opens at 6:30 a.m. Oct. 23, replaces the

  • Servicemembers come together, promote wellness

    In an effort to promote community health and wellness, military members and their families attended the Pink Dress, Purple Tie Gala at the Rocker NCO Club at Kadena Air Base Oct. 17. The gala honored victims and celebrated survivors of breast cancer and domestic violence, as well as recognized

  • Local theater training nets big payoff for joint warfighters

    America's recession may have reduced the amount of available funds to send Kadena Air Base units to the U.S. for training events, but not the creativity of mission planners here who recently wrapped up three days of joint training with Marine Corps, Army and visiting Air Force units from around the

  • Team Kadena tests readiness during local exercise

    Airmen from the 18th Wing initiated a local operational readiness exercise Monday. The exercise is designed to practice the wing's ability to fulfill its missions in support of the U.S.-Japan security alliance. During the exercise, Kadena Airmen will practice mobilization procedures and conduct