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  • Tech. Sgt. Dario Gutierrez of the 18th Medical Operations Squadron, simulates the act of intubating a victim of smoke inhalation as part of an attack scenario at Bldg. 46810 during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2007. These scenarios enable base agencies to work together, mitigate real-world situations, and heighten readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy FitzGerald)

    Team Kadena tends to their wounded during local exercise

    Airmen assigned to the 18th Medical Group Patient Care Team tested their skills here Wednesday as they sorted through victims of a fire scenario during the Beverly High 08-02 Local Operational Readiness Exercise. The patient care team performs the role of triage, sorting through the wounded and separating them by the severity of the injury
  • A pararescueman from the 31st Rescue Squadron sets up a communications satellite while team members prepare for a simulated water rescue during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-02 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 5, 2007. These scenarios enable pararescuemen to develop proficiency in water-based rescues and life-saving skills. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

    31st RQS conducts simulated water rescue

  • Tech. Sgt. Jay McLaren, an Exercise Evaluation Team member from the 18th Dental Squadron, applies moulage to Airman 1st Class Michael Henseler, a role player from the 18th DS, during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2007. Role players are often moulaged in order to add realism to exercise scenarios. These scenarios enable base agencies to work together, mitigate real-world situations, and heighten readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Marasky)

    Ghastly make-up improves Kadena training

    Tech. Sgt. Jay McLaren, 18th Dental Squadron Exercise Evaluation Team member, puts the finishing touches on a ghastly masterpiece - an Airman with a bloody piece of wood protruding from his eye. Through the injury looks painful, the subject is calm knowing his "injury" will help add realism to the scenario during this week's 18th Wing Local
  • Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Derr, Detachment 3 Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron NCO-in-charge of operations, scans bags of mail arriving here Nov. 29. The detachment processes two semi-truck trailers worth of mail daily during the holiday season, an increase of about 20 percent of normal mail volume. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)

    Air Postal Squadron keeps pace with holiday packages

    Through rain, wind and long hours, a dedicated team of mail professionals here are working hard to make sure everyone is able to send and receive their holiday mail on time. Starting in mid-November every year, members of Detachment 3 Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron process two semi-truck trailers worth of mail daily, an increase of about 20
  • A base firefighter carries a fire hose to put out a simulated fire during a Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-02 scenario at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2007. This scenario tested the firefighters ability to respond to a fire while working with other agencies. (U.S. Air Force /Senior Airman Darnell T. Cannady)

    Fire escape

  • Senior Airman Tyler Willing lies and waits, while Senior Airman Victor Cross and Tech. Sgt Forest Sell receive their inject for the auto-injector scenario from Exercise Evaluation Member Master Sgt. Jefferson Baggett during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 4, 2007. These scenarios enable base agencies to work together, mitigate real-world situations, and heighten readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy FitzGerald)

    A shot on the spot

  • Airman 1st Class Jonathan Potter, 18th Operations Support Squadron, briefs a group of spouses about the use of aircraft life support equipment as part of a tour through the unit Nov. 30, 2007. The squadron opened its doors to the spouses as a way of thanking them for their support. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher A. Marasky)

    Spouses tour 18th OSS

    The 18th Operations Support Squadron opened its doors Nov. 30 to provide unit spouses a closer look into their daily activities. Spouses were treated with an all-day tour through various buildings and facilities where the 18th OSS mission is carried out. "It's a good thing for the spouses," said Capt. John Daur, 18th OSS chief of mission
  • Coalition soldiers move another injured coalition soldier to a Kadena-based 33rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter at a forward operating base in Afghanistan. The 33rd ERSQ continues combat flight operations in Afghanistan during their five-month deployment to Operation Enduring Freedom. So far the squadron has saved 102 people while flying more than 330 combat hours. The squadron is flying an in lieu medical evacuation missions with the U.S. Army and other coalition forces. The 33rd ERQS is comprised of personnel from throughout the 18th Wing, including the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 67th Fighter Squadron and 18th Munitions Squadron. (U.S. Air Force/courtesy 33rd ERQS)

    Combat saves

  • Airmen from the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Vehicle Operations Section cover a pick-up truck with plastic in preparation for a simulated chemical attack during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2007. These scenarios enable base agencies to work together, mitigate real-world situations, and heighten readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Chrissy FitzGerald)

    Got it covered

  • Base emergency response personnel respond to a simulated collision of a privately owned vehicle and an Air Force fuel truck during Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-2 at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 3, 2007. This scenario was conducted to test emergency crew members' response time to possible real-world situations and help Airmen heighten readiness capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)

    In the nick of time

  • A crowd watches as the 2007 Holiday Parade passes Dec. 1 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The parade featured numerous organizations and kicked off the Tinsel Town celebration at the Schilling Community Center.

    Starting the holidays on the right foot

  • Wing practices noncombatant evacuation

    The 18th Mission Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center conducted a noncombatant evacuation operation--or NEO--exercise Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at the Kadena Middle School here. The exercise helped military members and their families prepare for an event which may require evacuation from the island, such as a natural disaster or a breakout
  • Tech. Sgt. Kimberly Derr, Detachment 3 Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron NCO-in-charge of operations, scans bags of mail arriving here Nov. 29. The detachment processes two semi-truck trailers worth of mail daily during the holiday season, an increase of about 20 percent of normal mail volume. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)

    Air postal detachment delivers holiday mail

    Through rain, wind and long hours, a dedicated team of mail professionals here are working hard to make sure everyone is able to send and receive their holiday mail on time. Starting in mid-November every year, members of Detachment 3 Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron process two semi-truck trailers worth of mail daily, an increase of about 20

  • Wing safety offers holiday decorating tips, policies

    As service members and their families prepare for the holidays, the 18th Wing Ground Safety office here wants to ensure everyone has a mishap-free holiday season. Many Americans are injured each year while decorating or as a result of the decorations themselves. About 8,700 people are injured each year due to falls, cuts, and electrical shocks
  • Tech. Sgt. Mimi Byrd

    Medical Airman selected for OTS

    Few enlisted members get the opportunity to join the officer corps each year. This year however, a Kadena Airman will trade her stripes for bars through Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. For Tech. Sgt. Mimi Byrd, an aerospace physiologist with the 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, being accepted to OTS has been a long-term
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