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  • Wing practices noncombatant evacuation

    The 18th Mission Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center conducted a noncombatant evacuation operation--or NEO--exercise Nov. 30 to Dec. 3 at the Kadena Middle School here. The exercise helped military members and their families prepare for an event which may require evacuation from the

  • Air postal detachment delivers holiday mail

    Through rain, wind and long hours, a dedicated team of mail professionals here are working hard to make sure everyone is able to send and receive their holiday mail on time. Starting in mid-November every year, members of Detachment 3 Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron process two semi-truck

  • Wing safety offers holiday decorating tips, policies

    As service members and their families prepare for the holidays, the 18th Wing Ground Safety office here wants to ensure everyone has a mishap-free holiday season. Many Americans are injured each year while decorating or as a result of the decorations themselves. About 8,700 people are injured each

  • Medical Airman selected for OTS

    Few enlisted members get the opportunity to join the officer corps each year. This year however, a Kadena Airman will trade her stripes for bars through Officer Training School at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. For Tech. Sgt. Mimi Byrd, an aerospace physiologist with the 18th Aerospace Medicine

  • Marines to participate in Kadena LORE

    The Marines have landed. Personnel from Marine Aircraft Group 12 based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, will be major participants in Kadena Air Base's local operational readiness exercise next week. Approximately 600 MAG-12 Marines and 32 F/A-18 Hornets began arriving at Kadena Nov. 28

  • Postal officials offer holiday mailing tips

    'Tis the season to rush to the post office to send out holiday cards and packages. To make the holiday mailing experience smoother and quicker, the Kadena post office staff recently offered packaging tips and reminded people of mailing deadlines. While some deadlines have already passed, there are

  • Feature -- Area Defense Counsel is here to help you

    Airmen accused of violating the Uniform Code of Military Justice may feel there is no one on their side. However, an organization here is available to provide legal counsel and ensure justice is carried out fairly. The Area Defense Counsel assures confidential, independent and zealous legal

  • Feature -- Lending a helping hand to enlisted members throughout the year

    Kadena Air Base enlisted members who need a helping hand this holiday season can turn to Operation Warm Heart - a program run by first sergeants and the 18th Wing Chapel here. Operation Warm Heart helps approximately 600 Airmen a year here by donating money, food baskets, and gifts for children

  • MSS, SVS merger coming next summer

    The 18th Mission Support Squadron will soon merge with the 18th Services Squadron to create a new, single, streamlined organization. The combined units will become the 18th Force Support Squadron, which will maximize manpower efficiency while still providing world-class customer service. "This