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  • October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month

    The 2019 Theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) is “The Right Talent, Right Now.” According to the Office of Disability Employment Policy, the 2019 theme emphasizes the essential role that people with disabilities play in America's economic success, especially in an era

  • 18th SFS trains to protect, defend Team Kadena

    Personnel from the 18th Security Forces Squadron conduct nonlethal training at Kadena Air Base, Oct. 18, 2019. 18th SFS personnel train regularly to maintain base defense and law enforcement. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kristan Campbell)

  • Family Advocacy builds healthy communities

    Family Advocacy is a Department of Defense program designed to provide prevention and clinical services to families and couples impacted by family violence. The program builds healthy and resilient communities by promoting family, community, and mission readiness.

  • Leading the Pack

    A KC-135 Stratotanker sits on the flight line Oct. 3, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. Boom operators on a KC-135 have the ability to pump thousands of pounds of fuel to any capable aircraft, thousands of feet above the ground, flying at 230 miles per hour, while only 47 feet from the receiving

  • 18th LRS conducts ATSO training

    The ATSO training tested Airmen with various emergency situations including chemical attacks, unexploded ordnance, and Self-Aid and Buddy Care.

  • Rescue Airmen: Low density, high demand

    The 33rd Rescue Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, train, plan and execute every day to ensure they have what it takes to help when someone’s life is on the line.

  • From Neighbors to Friends: Kadena Youth Center hosts culture exchange

    Children from Okinawa and the Kadena Youth Center pose for a photo during Cultural Exchange Day Sept. 28, 2019, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event enabled 49 children from Okinawa and the military community to play and interact with each other through a variety of both American and Japanese games

  • Airman Climbs to Resiliency

    U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Aurora Ortiz, aerospace ground equipment journeyman assigned to the 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron, stretches before a climbing session Sep. 5, 2019, in Chibana, Japan. For Ortiz, climbing is not only a physical outlet to cope with everyday stressors, but also an

  • Kadena hosts tour for Okinawa students

    Air Force Immersion Day is a new community engagement program developed to teach local college and vocational students about Kadena’s mission and its role in supporting the U.S. and Japanese alliance. Eighteen students visited the base for a tour Sept. 23.The students started the day by meeting the

  • Kadena F-15s celebrate 40 years of air superiority

    Streaking across the sky at a neck-breaking 900 mph, United States Air Force F-15C Eagles have been training in the skies above and around Okinawa for 40 years. Both U.S. and Japanese F-15s are in the air daily keeping security interests safe from competition. The F-15C Eagle is among the most

  • KLI celebrates successful internship program

    After four weeks of internships across base, (number) Kadena Language Institute students, their family members, local community leaders and members of the 18th Wing enjoyed a farewell dinner together Sept. 6, 2019. The 2019 KLI internship program was a wonderful opportunity for these students to