Kadena rescue squadron deploys to Afghanistan

JASDF taste American life on Kadena

Seven Japan Air Self Defense Force military members recently sampled the American lifestyle on and off duty during a bilateral exchange program here July 20 to 25. The exchange program is geared toward interoperability between American and Japanese military forces, said Senior Master Sgt. Kenny

DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam students continue to outperform state side schools in all areas

Dr. Nancy Bresell, Director DoDDS-Pacific/DDESS-Guam, is proud to announce that the results from the TerraNova Assessment clearly demonstrate that students in the Pacific continue to score higher than the national average in all subject areas. Approximately 14,500 students took the TerrraNova test

Weapons load crews show off talent

Kadena unit wins at mobility competition

9 Kadena members named 'best' for 2nd quarter

Congratulations to the following Team Kadena members who were selected as Kadena's top Airmen and civilians for the second quarter period of April through June 2007.Airman: Senior Airman Kenneth Terrell, 17th Special Operations Squadron Noncommissioned Officer: Staff Sgt. Matthew Parr, 18th

Kadena's host nation guards sport new uniforms

Kadena rescue squadron heads back to Afghanistan

Less than three months after returning from a deployment to Kandahar, Afghanistan, supporting Operation Enduring Freedom, one Kadena unit is deploying back.The 33rd Rescue Squadron, which flies the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter to conduct combat search and rescue operations, is heading back to

Okinawa business leaders visit Kadena

Kadena rescue squadron prepares for Afghanistan deployment

Running issue picks up speed

Kadena has recently been running into problems with runners. From congestion to noise in housing areas, the running issue has been picking up speed for some time. To explore solutions to these problems a working group was recently created. The group includes representatives from the 18th Security

AFSOC vice commander praises Kadena group

The Air Force Special Operations Command vice commander recently shared his views on today's special operations efforts and the dedication of today's Airmen during a recent visit to Kadena. Maj. Gen. Donald C. Wurster has been AFSOC's vice commander since February 2006 and will soon step up to the

New radar system bolsters F-15 fleet

Kadena recently received six F-15C Eagle aircraft upgraded with one of the most advanced radar systems in the world--version 2 of the Active Electronic Scanned Array System, or v2 AESA. More upgraded aircraft will arrive here by the end of the fiscal year as part of a program called "Golden

733rd AMS practices smart logistics

Working smarter, not harder was the focus of an annual logistics readiness workshop held here July 9-13 and hosted by the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron. The workshop brought in experts from Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill., to discuss and resolve logistics issues. "This is synergy in action,"

Kadena recovers from Typhoon Man-Yi

After more than 24 hours in the highest typhoon condition and with winds gusting up to 105 mph, Kadena Air Base is now recovering from Typhoon Man-Yi. The base entered the highest typhoon condition July12 with the expectation the typhoon would hit the island sometime July 13. According to Capt.