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  • Game On: Kadena prepares to start ORI

    Members of the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General team began arriving here at Kadena this week in preparation for next week's Operational Readiness Inspection.The ORI will test Team Kadena's ability to mobilize forces for deployment, generate combat aircraft and conduct operations from Kadena

  • Period of Reflection ends, curfew implemented

    Lt. Gen. Richard C. Zilmer, the Okinawa Area Coordinator and senior U.S. military commander on Okinawa, met with senior military and civilian leaders from all the services March 3 to evaluate the effects and impacts of the "Period of Reflection." During the past two weeks, leaders from each of the

  • Kadena supports 16th Okinawa Marathon

    More than 300 volunteers and spectators gathered between gates 2 and 5 here Sunday to cheer on the nearly 9,335 runners in the 16th Okinawa Marathon. The first competitors through Gate 2 were greeted with cheers and signs of encouragement. "Kadena has opened its gates for the event since 1993," said

  • Shoguns continue final preparations for ORI

    Next week the Pacific Air Forces Inspector General team will begin arriving here for the Kadena Air Base Operational Readiness Inspection, scheduled to officially begin March 10. Team Kadena Members have spent the past eight months preparing for this upcoming inspection by conducting local

  • National Prayer Breakfast: preparing for next month's ORI

    Survive and thrive...getting ready for the Operational Readiness Inspection was the theme for the National Prayer Breakfast held at the Rocker NCO club here Feb. 22. Organizations gathered to be spiritually uplifted and offer prayers for the nation, plus something a little closer to home --

  • Survey to help determine Cost of Living Allowance

    Service members with dependants assigned to Okinawa longer than three months will be required to participate in a Living Pattern Survey in March to determine if people need more or less Cost of Living Allowance in their paychecks. The LPS is sponsored by the Per Diem Travel and Transportation

  • Legendary pilot pays a visit to Kadena

    A surviving pilot of a legendary aviator group spoke at the Rocker NCO Club Monday of a group of determined black men at the forefront of historic social change during World War II. Retired Lt. Col. Charles W. Dryden was one of 992 Tuskegee Airmen who answered the call to serve his country at a time

  • Honor Guard; Not just an extra duty, it's a lifestyle

    TEN-HUT! Prepare for inspection! The entire honor guard flight moves as one with fluid precision. Standing motionless, every inch of their uniforms are scrutinized, their knowledge of drill and ceremonies tested. Some know only of these few elite Airmen as having an extra duty to perform, but they

  • 18th CMS to get new Precision Measurement Equipment Lab

    Precision is the key to mission success for one Kadena Air Base unit and that carries over to the very building they use. The 18th Component Maintenance Squadron Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory will get a new facility in July designed to meet their "precise" working environment. PMEL's

  • End of runway checks ensure safe flying

    A small group of Airmen with the 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron spend 12 hours a day at the end of the runway here for one primary purpose--to ensure F-15 Eagles get one final checkup before take off. Even with Kadena Air Base in the middle of a local operational readiness exercise, these Airmen

  • Kadena, Japanese fire departments team for joint exercise

    The 18th Wing Civil Engineer fire department joined forces with the Nirai department in a joint hazardous material exercise Thursday. The two fire departments conduct these joint exercises occasionally in order to further develop the cooperation and teamwork necessary to combat any type of fire or

  • Forecasters, pilots partner for mission success

    An armada of aircraft is one of the elements that makes the 18th Wing the largest combat wing in the Air Force and a provider of unmatched air superiority in the Pacific. But none of those aircraft can get off the ground without knowing about a critical piece of information...the weather. The task

  • The club that keeps on giving

    For one Kadena Air Base organization, "service" is not just a buzz word. It's a mission... and the proof is in the numbers. The Kadena Officers' Spouses' Club, a non-profit organization with nearly 170 members, donated more than $180,000 for the welfare of American and Okinawan communities last