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  • Kadena Airmen practice wartime skills during week-long exercise

    "We are at war." Four words that sent a buzz of anticipation through the majority of Kadena Air Base as Exercise Beverly High 07-2 kicked off Monday with the receipt of a deployment order to move forces forward to another country in the Pacific Region.  This exercise tested the wing's ability to

  • Kadena P-3 crew helps rescue stranded sailors

    A Navy P-3 Orion crew temporarily assigned to Kadena helped rescue six sailors stranded on an outrigger canoe 300 miles south of Guam earlier this month. The P-3 Orion flown by Combat Aircrew ONE from Kadena was dispatched in response to a U.S. Coast Guard request for assistance. A 25-foot outrigger

  • DoD unveils compensation program for frequent deployments

    The Defense Department today unveiled a program that will reward administrative leave to servicemembers whose service in combat does not meet the department's goal for the time at home station between deployments. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates directed the development of this program Jan. 19,

  • DoD's top enlisted leader tours Kadena

    The Department of Defense's top enlisted leader visited Okinawa April 11-13 to see firsthand the role the U.S. military plays on Okinawa to include the missions at Kadena. Army Command Sgt. Maj. William Gainey, the senior enlisted advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, met with

  • New eligibility guidelines announced for free/reduced school lunches

    The Department of Defense Education Activity is encouraging families of children attending its overseas schools to reapply for free and reduced price school lunches. Earlier this year, DoDEA requested an increase in the reimbursement rate the U.S. Department of Agriculture provides for school

  • Customers make Kadena facilities 'best in Air Force"

    Two Air Force facilities on Kadena won the prestigious award of "Best in the Air Force 2006." The Enlisted Club Complex -- which includes the Rocker NCO Club, Banyan Tree Club, Chili's and the Seaside Inn restaurant -- took the top honors along with the Schilling Community Center. Managers from both

  • Kadena drivers reminded to pay annual road tax

    Department of Defense employees on Okinawa must pay the annual Japanese road use fees commonly referred to as "road tax" in May. Kadena drivers can make road tax payments between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. May 14 to 18 at the base theater. Road tax fees will be assessed on approximately 28,000

  • OHA, COLA surveys to be distributed soon

    Military members who reside in the local community will soon receive a request to participate in two important surveys that could affect their wallets. The Overseas Housing Allowance and Cost of Living Allowance surveys will be sent to all military who reside off base via email. The OHA survey could

  • Unique operator refuels the war

    The KC-135 Stratotanker helps the Air Force accomplish its mission by providing gas during flight. But to accomplish its mission, this fuel station in the sky requires an operator with a very unique job. He goes by the name of "Boom" or Boom Operator. Staff Sgt. Larry Nahalea has refueled various

  • Recalls may come in, but products don't go out at Kadena's commissary

    Kadena's commissary takes safety seriously when it comes to keeping recalled food from getting into the carts of its customers. The Defense Commissary Agency's mission is to provide groceries to military members, retirees and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. With the various

  • Kadena garners AF installation excellence awards

    Air Force officials recently recognized 16 units, programs and individuals at Kadena for excellence, the most of any base in the Air Force. Three units, five unit programs and eight Team Kadena members were named 2006 Commander-in-Chief Installation Excellence Special Recognition award winners.

  • Commander support staffs consolidate at group level

    The 18th Mission Support Group became the final group on Kadena to consolidate its individual squadron commander support staffs into one staff that will support all personnel assigned to the group. "In order to meet our strategic, long-term personnel planning goals, combining the squadron CSS's

  • Jeopardy searches Kadena for contestants

    Alex Trebek, host of the "Jeopardy" television game show, visited Kadena March 31 to search for future contestants as part of a USO-sponsored tour of military bases in the Pacific region. "There are military members stationed all around the world and some of them are on long deployments," Mr. Trebek