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  • Kadena Airmen salute the American flag during Taps at the 9/11 memorial ceremony near the wing building on Kadena AB, Japan, Sept. 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

    Remembering 9/11

    Feeling a powerful blow, the mother of a Kadena NCO, looked up and saw the tail end of a plane protruding from one of the World Trade Center towers. "While standing in the street, everyone was talking amongst themselves of the sad fate for those where the plane hit," said Melva Sierra, mother of Tech. Sgt. Luz Swanner from the 18th Equipment

  • 61 base members earn stripes at supplemental board

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who were recently selected for promotion during an Air Force supplemental promotion board: To master sergeant: Wesley Fleming, 18th Wing; Henry Williams, 18th Maintenance Group; Jeffrey Kluesner, 18th Communications Squadron; Garry Fobbs, Brian Janiszewski and Sandra Torres, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron;
  • Lt. Col (retired) Marianne Williams, wife of Brig. Gen. Brett Williams, speaks at the Womens Equality event held at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 7, 2007. Women's Equality Day was selected to commemorate the 1920 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, granting women the right to vote. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Sheila deVera)

    Women's Equality Day

  • Energy conservation begins at Kadena's family housing

    Okinawa military family housing residents must take steps to conserve energy to comply with a new wing utilities conservation policy. The policy was created to support an executive order issued in January by President George W. Bush mandating all federal facilities to reduce energy use by three percent starting in fiscal year 2006. The total goal
  • Senior Airman Tara Schmidt quizzes students as they prepare their bodies for the altitude chamber by breathing pure oxygen for 30 minutes Aug. 28, 2007, Kadena Air Base, Japan. Reviewing subjects like trapped and evolved gases, spatial disorientation, situational awareness, night vision, and hypoxia and hyperventilation, help refresh the students minds with the important information that they will need to remember when they experience the effects of the chamber. The mission of the altitude chamber is to teach military personnel who fly in aircraft, to identify, recognize and treat symptoms of hypoxia. Airman Schmidt is an instructor for the Physiological Training Flight, 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron. U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Kelly Timney

    It's all about 'altitude'

  • Ken Wooden, renowned speaker and child sexual abuse expert, speaks to families in the Keystone Theater on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Aug. 27, about sexual predators and the lures they use to trap child and young adult victims. Mr. Wooden travels around the world educating children and their families about being proactive to counter sexual predators. He has also made a variety of television appearances, including the Oprah Winfrey Show. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

    Keeping children safe from predators

    A nationally renowned child safety expert and founder of the Child Lures Prevention organization spoke at Kadena Aug. 27 about "lures" sexual predators use to trap unsuspecting children and even young adults. Kenneth Wooden gave specific examples to Kadena family members of lures used by these predators to manipulate their victims and take

  • Japan toughens traffic, DUI laws

    Passengers in vehicles driven off-base by intoxicated drivers may face prison time and a fine under new laws being implemented by the Japanese Government Sep. 19 and applicable to military members and their families. Japanese officials have revised sentences for current laws, established new laws, and are taking an even tougher stance on traffic
  • Airman 1st Class David Zheng and Staff Sgt. Joshua Garcia board a contract aircraft at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 2, 2007. More than 240 Airmen from seven bases in Pacific Air Forces left Kadena for Southwest Asia to support operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Both Airmen are assigned to 18th Wing Public Affairs. U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Dani Johnson

    Pacific Airmen deploy to OIF, OEF

    More than 240 Airmen from seven bases in Pacific Air Forces deployed from Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 2, to several locations in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. "Kadena is the staging base for aggregate air into CENTCOM," said Maj. Aaron Booth, Kadena installation deployment officer. "The aircraft picked Airmen up at Eielson (Air
  • 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
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