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  • New commander describes Kadena's role as 'pivotal' to alliance

    The 18th Wing commander described Kadena Air Base's role as "pivotal" to the U.S.-Japan alliance during his first interview since taking command of the largest combat wing in the Air Force May 24. "The Pacific is an incredibly important strategic region for us, Japan and our other friends and allies in the region," said Brig. Gen. Brett Williams,
  • Students from Renshinkan Karate Dojo perform a martial arts demonstration during the Asian Pacific Heritage Month celebration May 26 at the Kadena Air Base, Japan, exchange parking lot. Seven groups performed cultural dances and martial arts demonstrations including: the Philippine Cultural Dancers group, Venoltian Relic, Magahet Pacific Dance group, a live Hawaiian band and the Ron Nix Hamaya Daiko group. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)

    A taste of culture

  • Julianne Miles (right), 1st grade teacher at Bob Hope Elementary School, helps some children into an inflatable obstacle course during the Bob Hope Elementary School end of the year carnival May 24 at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Bob Hope Elementary School carnival

  • Col. Jeffrey Kennedy (foreground), 18 Wing vice commander, salutes the colors at the beginning of the change of command ceremony May 24 at Kadena AB, Okinawa. Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, U.S. Forces Japan commander; Brig. Gen. Punch Moulton and Brig. Gen. Brett Williams are in the background. General Moulton relinquished command of the 18th Wing to General Williams during the ceremony. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

    18th Wing Change of Command

  • AFMC commander visits Kadena

    The commander of Air Force Materiel Command toured various units and facilities here recently to find out if the command is providing the necessary support needed by Pacific Air Forces warfighters. During his visit, Gen. Bruce Carlson, stationed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, met with the 18th Wing leaders and Airmen to familiarize

  • TJAG addresses misperceptions

    The Judge Advocate General of the Air Force addressed the perception of inequality between enlisted and officer disciplinary actions during a visit to Kadena May 21. "Our system is based on commanders being responsible for having a high standard of discipline," said Maj. Gen. Jack Rives. "They have to treat people fairly. They have to analyze every
  • Brig. Gen. Harold "Punch" Moulton, 18th Wing Commander of Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan, gets hosed down after his last flight May 18, 2007. General Moulton will soon move on to Osan AB, Korea, where he will fill the roles of 7th Air Force and U.S. Air Forces Korea vice commander, and Air Component Command chief of staff. The general will be succeeded by Brig. Gen. Brett Williams who previously served as Air Combat Command Inspector General at Langley Air Force Base, Va. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Reynaldo Ramon)

    General Moulton's fini flight

  • Girl Scout Troops 414, 432, 433, and 435 are introduced to women from the 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 15. The women in turn showed the girls the different pieces of artillery equipment each one works on. The purpose of the visit was to show the girls the importance of the unit in protecting them against any danger from our enemies, and to show that there are plenty of good women role models in the services they can look up to. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Girl Scouts visit 1-1 ADA BN

  • Laura Rice, with her two children Emily and Jonathan, wait for the arrival of her husband Maj. Jon Rice, 18th Operations Support Squadron, from his four-month deployment to Balad Air Base, Iraq, May 19. More than 120 members returned to Kadena Air Base, Japan, from deployment that day. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Jeff Loftin)

    AEF 5/6 returnees

  • Staff Sgt. Malow Rooks speaks at a memorial service for Staff Sgt. Kenneth Thomas and Sgt. Richard Smith, all members of 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion, May 17. Staff Sgt. Thomas and Sgt. Smith were killed in a car accident May 12 on Okinawa, Japan. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Two Soldiers dead, one injured in off-base vehicle accident

    Two 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion Soldiers died and one was injured in a vehicle accident May 12 at approximately 5 a.m. in Chatan Town, an Okinawa city outside the base. Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Thomas, 25 from West Point, Miss., and Army Sgt. Richard Smith, 27 from Hasting, Neb., were killed when the vehicle they were riding in crashed. Army
  • Brig. Gen. Harold "Punch" Moulton, 18th Wing commander since January 2006, will hand over command of the 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. Brett T. Williams on May 24.

    Kadena's 18th Wing commander looks back on tour

    With a focus on winning, teamwork, leadership, and vision, the 18th Wing commander looked back at his 16 months in command. Brig. Gen. Harold "Punch" Moulton recently reflected on the growth of Kadena as he prepared for his new assignment. "Team Kadena has done a marvelous job living up to our goals of winning through teamwork, leadership, vision,"
  • Kadena Security Forces recovered some of the dozens of items stolen by six dependents on Kadena Air Base, Japan. Three of them were barred from Kadena for 10 years. The other three were given hundreds of hours of community service and other punishments for their involvement in a series of criminal acts. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Thieves at Kadena barred from base, sanctioned with community service

    Three dependents were barred from Kadena for 10 years and three others were given hundreds of hours of community service and other punishments for their involvement in a series of criminal acts. During April, the six individuals went out on several nights after curfew to steal items out of unlocked cars. On at least two occasions, several of the
  • Airman 1st Class Kendrick Oliver, 18th Security Forces Squadron, Kadena Air Base, Japan, gives a breathalyzer test to a driver coming through the base’s main gate. Random field sobriety tests have been stepped up to prevent drinking and driving cases. "Normally we’re just out here just to check I.D.s and do random breathalyzer tests, but we’re just stepping it up so we can ensure mission readiness and make sure all the Airman are safe when they come on base," said Airman Oliver. "It’s important for us to be doing this because we want to protect our Airmen. We don’t want anyone to get in a wreck or anything or be able to hurt anybody." (U.S. Air Force Photo by Airman 1st Class Kenneth Helgerson)

    Keeping Airmen safe

  • Kadena's Medical Group leads way to a smoke-free base

    The Air Force wants a tobacco-free service by 2010, and the 18th Medical Group is getting a head-start at Kadena to eliminate smoking areas within its group starting in September. Smoking areas around all Med Group buildings will be moved further away and eventually disappear in an effort to enhance overall fitness and duty performance. "We want
  • The Kadena “Shoguns” dragon boat men's team tries to row their way ahead of the Navy and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force teams in the 33rd Annual Naha Dragon Boat races at Naha Port May 5. Two teams from Kadena Air Base, Japan -- a men's and women's team -- were part of more than 50 teams, including eight military teams from U.S. bases on Okinawa, that took part in the annual competition. Among the U.S. military teams, the Air Force finished second at 5:00.22 minutes in the men’s division. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Kadena Airmen participate in annual Dragon Boat race

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