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  • Students from Kadena High School recieve their diplomas at the Okinawa Civic Center June 8. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)

    175 graduate Kadena High School

    One hundred and seventy-five Kadena High School students reached one of the greatest milestones in life as they turned their tassels from left to right at the Okinawa Civic Center June 8 and graduated. The class valedictorian was Kristin Arden and the salutatorian was her sister Loriann. Competition for the honors was intense with the top four
  • Maj. Gen. Donald Wurster, Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander, passes the 353rd Special Operations Group guidon to Col. David Mullins, incoming 353rd SOG commander, June 8. The change of command ceremony was held at Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force/Master Sgt. Marilyn Holliday)

    353rd SOG gets new commander

    A new commander for the Air Commandos of the Pacific accepted the responsibility to lead the 353rd Special Operations Group into the future June 8. Col. David Mullins accepted command from Col. Ray Chapman during a change of command ceremony with Maj. Gen. Donald Wurster, vice commander for Air Force Special Operations Command, presiding. "It is an

  • Typhoon season starts on Okinawa

    June 1 marked the official start of typhoon season, and base officials are urging Team Kadena to be prepared for what could be a busy season. "We are in a region where typhoons can develop anywhere around us," said 1st Lt. Kevin Bourne, wing weather officer. "Should one begin to develop fairly close we would definitely be affected within 72

  • AFSO 21 office opens for Team Kadena

    Air Force Smart Operations 21 doesn't just consider how the Air Force and Kadena can do a task better, but asks a tougher, age-old question: Why do we do it that way? While Team Kadena has already been practicing smart operations, an AFSO 21 unit is now operating here to better help facilitate those principles. Kadena's AFSO 21 office, located in
  • Senior Airman Jay Morgan, 18th Munitions Squadron, prepares to ride in the first annual Motorcycle Group Ride at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 5. About 75 people participated in the ride which followed a motorcycle all-call where all base riders were given the latest mishap prevention information. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Motorcycle group ride, all-call highlights safety

    Kadena motorcyclists gathered in the Keystone Theater June 5 to get the latest on mishap prevention during a motorcycle "all-call" and some also participated in the first annual Kadena Motorcycle Group Ride. The 18th Wing holds mandatory all-calls for motorcycle riders quarterly, with the intent of reducing mishaps and keeping people safe and
  • Army Pvt. Brandy Yocum, DARE officer, shows kindergarten students a visual aid depicting various traffic signs. Military police members from the Army, Navy and Marines taught students at Kadena Air Base, Japan, schools May 17 the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence. The classes were taught as part of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. (U.S. Air Force/Senior Airman Nestor Cruz)

    DARE team visits Kadena schools

    An Army, Navy and Marine military police team taught students at Kadena schools recently skills needed to avoid drugs, gangs, and violence, as part of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program. DARE is a series of classroom lessons designed to teach children from kindergarten through the 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive

  • New program may speed Airmen to bachelor's degree

    Airmen at Kadena will soon be able to enroll in a program that allows them to transfer all 64 credit hours of their Community College of the Air Force degree into a bachelor's degree. Air University's Associate-to-Baccalaureate Cooperative program features partnerships with civilian higher-education institutions to offer four-year degree
  • Laura Hobbs, from the NAF Resources Office at Kadena Air Base, Japan, talks to teens and parents about volunteer and job opportunities available during the summer vacation at the teen town hall meeting June 2. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Summer opportunities abound at teen town hall

    More than 150 Kadena teens discovered food, friends, fun and, more importantly, opportunity during Kadena Air Base's first teen town hall meeting and information fair June 2 at the Schilling Community Center. Representatives from a wide range of Kadena organizations participated in the 18 th Mission Support Group-sponsored event and answered

  • 101 Critical Days of Summer begins

    Memorial Day weekend not only gave Kadena Airmen the chance to hit the beach or enjoy a barbecue with family and friends but also kicked off the 101 Critical Days of Summer - a deadly time of year for military members. The 101 Critical Days of Summer is an annual Air Force-wide campaign designed to raise safety awareness during this critical

  • Military Home Front replaces SITES Web site

    A Permanent Change of Station move can be stressful, especially without all the right information. But recently, two online resources became available to help military members prepare for a PCS: militaryhomefront.dod.mil and militaryonesource.com. These two Web sites replaced the Standard Installation Topic Exchange Service, commonly known as
  • Airman 1st Class Joshua Garcia, 18th Security Forces Squadron, talks to customers at Chili’s on Kadena Air Base, Japan, about giving donations to Special Olympics during the “Tip-a-Cop” fundraiser June 2. Airman Garcia was one of 42 military police members from all branches of service to volunteer for the event that raised more than 2,500 dollars. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Tip a cop for Special Olympics

  • Melissa Johnson, wife of 18th Wing Command Chief Jack Johnson, talks with John Valentine, Kadena station manager, about volunteer opportunities with the American Red Cross during the month of the military spouse and AEF 7/8 family readiness fair at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 31. (U.S. Air Force/Airman 1st Class Kasey Zickmund)

    Month of the military spouse

  • 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

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