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  • Two Soldiers dead, one injured in off-base vehicle accident

    Two 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion Soldiers died and one was injured in a vehicle accident May 12 at approximately 5 a.m. in Chatan Town, an Okinawa city outside the base. Army Staff Sgt. Kenneth Thomas, 25 from West Point, Miss., and Army Sgt. Richard Smith, 27 from Hasting, Neb., were killed

  • Kadena's 18th Wing commander looks back on tour

    With a focus on winning, teamwork, leadership, and vision, the 18th Wing commander looked back at his 16 months in command. Brig. Gen. Harold "Punch" Moulton recently reflected on the growth of Kadena as he prepared for his new assignment. "Team Kadena has done a marvelous job living up to our goals

  • Thieves at Kadena barred from base, sanctioned with community service

    Three dependents were barred from Kadena for 10 years and three others were given hundreds of hours of community service and other punishments for their involvement in a series of criminal acts. During April, the six individuals went out on several nights after curfew to steal items out of unlocked

  • Kadena's Medical Group leads way to a smoke-free base

    The Air Force wants a tobacco-free service by 2010, and the 18th Medical Group is getting a head-start at Kadena to eliminate smoking areas within its group starting in September. Smoking areas around all Med Group buildings will be moved further away and eventually disappear in an effort to enhance

  • F-22 Raptors complete 3-month Pacific deployment

    After almost three months in the Pacific, ten F-22s departed here May 10 upon completion of the first overseas deployment for the Air Force's newest air supremacy aircraft. The 12 Raptors arrived in February as part of a regularly scheduled U.S. Pacific Command rotational assignment of aircraft to

  • Kadena school teacher thanks his military medical heroes

    Many talk about heroes in their lives. For a Department of Defense Dependent Schools teacher here, his heroes wear camouflage and flight suits. On May 2, he came to thank those who saved his life over a year ago. For Jim Brierly, March 30, 2006, was a day that started like any other day. By the end

  • Kadena to celebrate week honoring nurses, med techs

    Kadena will celebrate nurses and medical technicians week May 6-12 with a variety of events.PAINTBALL COMPETITIONPaintball competition for nurses and medical technicians is from noon to 4 p.m.  on May 6.  The cost is $15 for all gear and 500 rounds or $10 if you bring your own gear. For more

  • Air Force, JASDF forces train together

    Cowboy Picture.  Death 01 Push.  Commit.  Hostile Group.  Splash.  Cowboy Copy Kill.For many these words may not seem like they work together, but for fighter pilots conducting air-to-air combat, they are the words they live by. On April 27, these words were heard over the waters near Okinawa not

  • PACAF commander to retire Jan. 1

    Gen. Paul V. Hester, commander, Pacific Air Forces, announced his retirement April 27. His announcement coincides with the Department of Defense naming Lt. Gen. Carrol "Howie" Chandler as the next Pacific Air Forces commander. General Chandler was also nominated for his fourth star. General Hester

  • Airmen's Creed exemplifies warfighting ethos

    The Air Force chief of staff introduced the new "Airman's Creed" April 18 to provide Airmen a tangible statement of beliefs that they can hold most dear. The Airman's Creed reflects pride in the role of air, space and cyberspace power and the Air Force's commitment in supporting and defending the