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  • Kadena volunteers spread holiday cheer to single servicemembers

    Bringing a taste of home to almost 2,000 single servicemembers, 500 volunteers from various organizations here recently baked more than 24,000 cookies for Operation Hometown Kadena Cookie Drop. This is the second year a cookie drive has been organized for single E-4's and below during the holidays,

  • Gas prices to drop Friday

    Military members and their families will finally see some relief at the fuel pumps as gas prices are set to drop from $4.19 to $2.43 a gallon on Friday. The price drop comes on the heels of a significant decrease in stateside gas prices over the last few months. While drivers have been frustrated by

  • Patriot Express limits holiday flights

    Kadena families may need to adjust their travel plans if they want to make it home for the holidays. The Patriot Express, which flies out of Kadena every Thursday, will not offer flights Thanksgiving Week or the week leading up to Christmas. In December, the PE will operate its regularly scheduled

  • 18th Wing extends deadline for Combined Federal Campaign

    The Combined Federal Campaign will close a week later than originally planned, which gives Team Kadena one more week to donate to one of CFC's many charities. In order to accommodate the base's upcoming Local Operational Readiness Exercise, Kadena officials have extended the CFC deadline to Dec.

  • Commentary: Holiday Greeting from COMPACAF

    As the holiday season brings 2008 to a close, I offer my sincere thanks to our entire Pacific Air Forces team--military, civilians and family members--who make this command a cornerstone of our nation's security in the Pacific. It's been a challenging year in PACAF and for our Air Force as we've

  • Chairman Notes Military Family Appreciation Week

    Military Family Appreciation Week begins today, and Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, issued a message noting the observance. Here is the text of the chairman's message: "This month, as we celebrate our blessings, and give thanks for our freedom to enjoy them, we take

  • Commentary: Persistence Pay Off

    Last year, scientists marked 90 different parts of a growing mouse brain with 90 different colors. The result was "Brainbow" (to see a really cool picture, go to http://www.tleonardi.eu/notablog/archives/12 ). This experiment was heralded as a "spectacular event" in developmental biology and the

  • Commentary: Be Ready

    Kadena Air Base, Japan -- Ready: to be prepared mentally or physically for some experience or action; prepared for immediate use. It is impossible to predict what may happen in the world each day. We experience change at a much faster pace compared to generations in the past. Serving in the military

  • STAP helps spouses realize educational goals

    Deciding to attend college overseas can be a difficult decision to make for Air Force spouses. Several factors play a role: What colleges are available to me? Does the college offer the degree I want? How much is tuition? Can I afford it? With tuition constantly rising, the overall cost of

  • Airmen kick back at Kadena’s “Wired Bean”

    Work. Eat. Sleep. Repeat. Sometimes life in the military can be repetitive. Everyone needs a place to unwind and just take a break from their everyday cycle. Fortunately for Airmen at Kadena Air Base, the Wired Bean is available to help them do just that. The Wired Bean provides first-term Airmen

  • New vice wing commander arrives in December

    Col. Lenny Richoux, division chief of Strategy and Assessment, Directorate of Communication, Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C., will succeed Col. Manson Morris as the 18th Wing vice commander in December. Prior to his current assignment in Washington, Colonel Richoux served as a KC-135

  • Chapel conducts Global Ministry Survey

    A Global Ministry Survey conducted by the Kadena Chapel began Oct. 1 and will end January 2009. The survey is open to the entire Kadena Air Base community and is used to identify emerging community needs, validate ministry requirements and receive feedback for prioritizing ministry resources. "One

  • Kadena Congratulates its newest Chief Master Sergeants

    The following individuals have been selected for promotion to Chief Master Sergeant:Nathan Adams - 18th Civil Engineer SquadronDaniel Arvin - 18th Security Forces SquadronRobert Boulanger - 320 Special Tactics SquadronClint Conley - 18th Munitions SquadronInghard Gjovaag - 353rd Maintenance