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  • Veterans Day ceremony scheduled for Wednesday at 7 a.m.

    The Kadena Veterans Day ceremony will be held Nov. 11 at Bldg. 10 (18th Wing headquarters) at 7 a.m. Transportation will start at 5:30 a.m. and deliver personnel to Bldg 10.  People may use the pickup points at the Olympic Mall, Rocker NCO club, or Chapel 1 because parking won't be available at Bldg

  • 18th Wing commander identifies new off-limits location

    Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, officially placed the Takahara Hotel, also known as the "Haunted Hotel," located in Ishado Nakagusuku Village, off-limits to 18th Wing personnel Nov. 5 due to safety reasons. This order applies to permanently assigned or attached military, civilian, Air

  • One dozen Kadena SNCOs selected for top enlisted rank

    Congratulations to the following senior master sergeants selected for promotion to the Air Force's top enlisted rank. There will be an open celebration for the dozen selectees at the Rocker NCO Club today at 4 p.m. Peter Benjamin, 18th Component Maintenance Squadron David Duncan, 18th Wing Erwin

  • Reaching out, making a better tomorrow

    A tenant unit reached beyond Kadena's gates to invite Asahi Ryo students from the Haebaru Town for a barbecue, games, and a better understanding of each other's culture on Kadena Air Base, Nov. 3. The event hosted by Detachment 3, USAF School of Aerospace Medicine, at Rodriguez Park offered

  • Air Force updates guidance for wear of PTU

    Air Force officials have updated guidance for wear of the physical training uniform, replacing previous guidance published in Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel. According to a message released from Air Force A1 and signed by Lt. Gen. Richard Y.

  • 67th FS heads to Malaysia for bilateral exercise

    Nearly 100 Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron are heading to Malaysia to participate in a joint exercise with the Royal Malaysian Air Force next week. Eight of the squadron's F-15 Eagles will represent the U.S. Air Force during Cope Taufan at Butterworth Air Force Base, Malaysia, Nov. 9-20. Cope

  • Kadena circle of friendship

    A little bit of bad weather did not spoil the great entertainment, food, and fun for folks that attended the Kadena Circle Festival Oct. 31 and Nov. 1. Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander and his wife Cindy, along with Col. Kelly Fletcher, 18th Wing Mission Support Group commander and his

  • Seasonal influenza shots still available

    The 18th Medical Group still has thousands of doses of vaccine for seasonal influenza available.Active duty members are required to receive a flu shot, but with over 90 percent of Airmen having already received their shots, there is still plenty of the vaccine available for family members and

  • Kadena spouses put their own stamp on Air Force Dining-In tradition

    Nearly 200 Air Force spouses came together last Saturday for Kadena's first-ever Spouses' Dining-In at the Rocker NCO Club. The event definitely broke the mold on the standard dining in. Featuring some imaginative costumes, a contest for most creative table decorations, a 90-second talent

  • Act ends controversial personnel system

    With President Barack Obama's signature today on the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act, a controversial pay-for-performance personnel system is abolished. About 220,000 Defense Department employees who had come under the National Security Personnel System will transition back to the

  • Security Forces beef up patrols, keep base safe

    Lights flashing, sirens blaring. A police vehicle rushes by to respond to a vehicle accident, or maybe to just pull a vehicle over for not abiding traffic laws on Kadena. "We have boosted the patrols in housing and other key areas," said Capt. Clay Nichols, 18th Security Forces Squadron operations