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  • Commentary: "Get Movin' Rocks"

    I don't remember where I heard this parable, but the moral of the story has stuck with me. A king completed construction on an immense road through his land and offered a contest to commemorate its grand opening. He selected three great sportsmen to travel along the road and promised a large prize

  • Raptors begin training with 18th Wing

    F-22 Raptors took to the skies here Jan. 14 as the 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron began flight operations with the 18th Wing. The Raptors will spend the next several months conducting air combat training alongside Kadena's F-15s and will work to integrate with all of the aircraft assigned to

  • Kadena dorm residents competing for $3,000 in inspection money

    Kadena dormitory residents recently swept, mopped, vacuumed, straightened, rearranged and tidied up for a team of "white-gloved" inspectors as part of the base's quarterly dorm competition. This was no garden-variety dorm inspection, however, because $3,000 is at stake in this highly competitive

  • Kadena Civil Engineers earn top Air Force honors

    Kadena's 18th Civil Engineer Group was awarded the Major General Robert H. Curtin Award as the most outstanding civil engineer unit in the Air Force. Competing in the large unit category, the 18th CEG, which is comprised of the 18th and 718th Civil Engineer Squadrons, won the most prestigious award

  • Raptors return to the Pacific

    Six F-22 Raptors arrived at Kadena Air Base Jan. 10 and another four arrived Jan. 12 as part of a three-month deployment in support of U.S. Pacific Command's security obligations in the Western Pacific. To see video of the arrival Jan. 10, click here.The planes landed each day after a 10-hour flight

  • Kadena congratulates new majors and lieutenant colonels

    The Air Force released the results of the CY08B Colonel (LAF-J/NC), Lt Colonel (LAF/MSC) and Major (MSC) Central Selection Boards. Kadena Air Base congratulates the following promotees who were selected to advance to the next rank: Lt Colonel (LAF/MSC) Chad W. Cook, 18th Operations Support Squadron

  • Kadena welcomes 718th AMXS maintainers home from deployment

    A group of maintainers from the 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron returned to Kadena Air Base from a 120-day deployment to Afghanistan this week. Working night and day at Bagram Air Base to save lives and support U.S. and coalition forces, the 33rd Aircraft Maintenance Unit maintainers kept three

  • Kadena Airmen target FOD during annual walk

    More than 400 Kadena Airmen gathered on the flightline early Jan. 5 in search of an enemy responsible for damaging Air Force aircraft: foreign object debris (FOD). Airmen of all ranks volunteered their time for this year's Team Kadena FOD Walk, an annual event designed to raise awareness of the

  • Kadena Officers' Spouses' Club donates food to base kennel

    Sharing the holiday spirit with some of the base's four-legged residents, the Kadena Officers' Spouses' Club donated more than 80 bags and containers of pet food and various other items to Karing Kennels Dec. 11. "We are extremely grateful for their donation," said Audrey Armstrong, Karing Kennels

  • Aero Club adopts new safety measures, will resume flying operations

    The Kadena Aero Club has adopted a comprehensive set of new safety measures and procedures as a result of the Oct. 24 Cessna -172 forced landing near Nago City. The safety measures incorporate the recommendations from the accident investigation report as well as additional measures developed by the

  • 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron named best in PACAF

    By focusing on readiness, mission accomplishment and efficiency, Kadena's 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron earned the 2008 Pacific Air Force Maintenance Effectiveness Award for medium sized squadrons. The award recognizes mission accomplishment, effective use of maintenance resources, innovative

  • Tops in Blue to perform 'Déjà Blue' show at Kadena

    To celebrate their 55th Anniversary, the famed Air Force "Tops In Blue" ensemble will showcase its musical talents at Kadena's Keystone Theater Dec. 31 and Jan. 1. The exclusive "Déjà Blue" tour will bring crowd-pleasing performances to servicemembers and their families Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. and Jan. 1

  • Security Forces, local police cracking down on drunk driving during holidays

    To keep drunk drivers off the road, Kadena law enforcement officials and Okinawa police will be exercising increased vigilance during the holidays. Motorists can expect to see a greater number of sobriety checkpoints around the base and off base as law enforcement officials try to keep the roads