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  • New PACAF commander visits Kadena AB

    The new Pacific Air Forces commander discussed the delicate balance between combat readiness and taking care of the Airmen, as well as the budget and the importance of relations with Japan during a visit to Kadena Jan 25. Gen. Carrol "Howie" Chandler, who took command of PACAF in November, spent a

  • USFJ Commander visits Kadena

    The commander of U.S. Forces Japan discussed America's commitment to the U.S. - Japan security alliance during a visit to Kadena Air Base Jan. 30. The general is retiring later this month after nearly 35 years of active duty service. He visited Kadena to thank Airmen for their service and to

  • Team Kadena holds memorial ceremony for CPO chief

    Team Kadena said good-bye to a long-time civil servant during a farewell ceremony Wednesday in Chapel 1. About 150 people attended a memorial service for Bruce Scott, who was the 18th Wing chief of civilian personnel and passed away Jan. 16. Mr. Scott was found unconscious while on duty that day and

  • Kadena tests on non-combatant evacuations

    Hundreds of volunteers and workers tested the wing's emergency evacuation plan here Jan. 18-20 to ensure non-mission essential civilians can be moved off island should the need arise. This exercise was part of the Pacific Air Force Operational Readiness Inspection to test Kadena's plans to evacuate

  • Base environmental, safety, health standards to be evaluated

    Safety and health standards at the 18th Wing will be evaluated during an inspection here next week by volunteers who are experts in their respective fields, to ensure compliance in a number of subject areas. The Environmental, Safety and Occupational Health Compliance Assessment and Management

  • Center opens to help Team Kadena with taxes

    The Kadena Tax Center will open Jan. 28 to assist Team Kadena members with their federal and state income taxes free of charge. The tax center will also help with taxes for home childcare providers but are unable to assist with business taxes. The tax center opened Jan. 24 for military members E-4

  • Kadena receives a new school

    A $23 million project funded by the Government of Japan will be completed by April 30 and will benefit students attending middle school here. The new Ryukyu Middle School will be one of three schools on-island to make space for sixth-graders at the middle school level. "The middle school is 95

  • Helping keep Kadena safe

    There's an old adage that says 'an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,' and here at Kadena the 18th Aerospace Medical Squadron, Bioenvironmental Engineering flight is all about prevention. The members of the Bioenvironmental Engineering Flight handle a number of jobs that include

  • Recycle, save the environment

    Saving the environment seems to be on the forefront of everyone's mind. Al Gore, won the Nobel Peace Prize with his "An Inconvenient Truth" film, and Leonardo DiCaprio produced a film called "The 11th Hour" in hopes of making people aware of the impact they have on the environment. Kadena housing

  • Kadena’s Eagles back in business

    The F-15 Eagles are once again soaring through the skies of the Pacific maintaining peace and stability in the Pacific. After a two-month maintenance stand down, the 44th and 67th Fighter Squadrons are focused on getting their pilots back in the air and mission ready to conduct operations throughout

  • An exercise in feeding the fight

    They say that an Army travels on its stomach, and so does the Air Force, especially as they practice their wartime mission. Members of the 18th Services Squadron worked diligently during this week's Local Operational Readiness Exercise to help keep the troops well fed and motivated. Dining

  • Team Kadena begins new year with a bang

    Team Kadena welcomed the New Year with a bang with Local Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly High 08-3. This week's exercise tested the Wing's ability to survive and operate in a combat environment while receiving and deploying forces. "Starting out in '08, obviously the big thing is that we are

  • Kadena Eagles to return to flight

    The skies above Kadena Air Base are about to say hello to some old friends. Thirty-nine of Kadena's F-15C and D model aircraft have been cleared to fly again after remaining on the ground for more than two months as a result of a fleetwide stand-down. The order to resume flight operations came from