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  • Mental Health issues are common

    (This is the first of a series of mental health articles to be published over the next several months.)The Kadena Air Base mental health clinic provides counseling and patient education services to Airmen and their families daily. Some service members think seeking help from the mental health clinic

  • Identifying Fraudulent Activity

    Your unit and your Air Force need your help to identify and report fraudulent activities that deprive us all of precious resources. In addition to major crimes, counterintelligence and technology protection missions, a significant amount of the Air Force Office of Special Investigations’ (AFOSI)

  • Joint CBRN Exercise

    Members of a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear response team collect samples of a hazardous substance found a simulated incident scene during the Joint and Coalition CBRN Response Exercise at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 18, 2019.

  • Kadena Bats Fly in the Light

    Two F-15C Eagles from the 44th Fighter Squadron fly during a training exercise July 10, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The Eagle can be armed with combinations of four different air-to-air weapons: AIM-7F/M Sparrow missiles or AIM-120 AMRAAM advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles on its

  • Technical Sergeant Release Party 2019

    More than 250 staff sergeants from around the 18th Wing celebrate their promotion to technical sergeant on Kadena Air Base, July 19, 2019. The promotees are charged with being their organizations’ technical experts, and must continuously strive to further their development as technicians,

  • Maintaining the Fight

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Hannah Cayton, F-15C Eagle assistant dedicated crew chief assigned to the 44th Aircraft Maintenance Unit, cleans an aircraft during pre-flight inspections July 2, 2019, on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The life of a dedicated crew chief requires non-stop dedication, day and

  • Kadena splits 18th FSS, activates 718th FSS

    Kadena Air Base activated a new squadron, the 718th Force Support Squadron, during the 18th Force Support Squadron change of command at Kadena Air Base, July 16, 2019.Col. Thang T. Doan, 18th Mission Support Group commander, presided over the ceremony. He said, “The revised organizational structure

  • Weapons Load Crew of the Quarter

    U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and the 44th Aircraft Maintanence Unit are recognized for competing in the weapons load crew competition at Kadena Air Base, Japan, July 1, 2019. The weapons load competition is held between the 67th and 44th AMUs to determine the best

  • Tools of the Trade

    Every consolidated toolkit has specialized tools for maintainers from different duties to conduct their jobs.

  • Brig. Gen. Joel Carey takes helm of Kadena's 18th Wing

    Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham relinquished command of Kadena Air Base’s 18th Wing to Brig. Gen. Joel Carey during a change of command ceremony. Lt. Gen. Kevin Schneider, U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force commander, presided over the event held inside a hangar where Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines,

  • Taking Initiative: Samira's Story

    Drunken driving and alcohol-related incidents put lives and careers at risk of a tragic end. The consequences impact not only the victim and the offender, but the mission and welfare of the community. While Okinawa’s bars and izakayas may offer some of the best food, drinks and entertainment on the

  • Shogun One completes fini flight

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Case Cunningham, 18th Wing commander, climbs out of the cockpit of an F-15 Eagle after his final, or fini flight as wing commander at Kadena Air Base, Japan, June 27, 2019. For many aircrew, the fini flight is a way to recognize and honor fellow aviators as one who can now

  • Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency

    In a ceremony Friday at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, the Air Force Medical Service stood up a new field operating agency, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency.Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger, incoming AFMRA commander,

  • Triage at 30,000 feet

    Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron go over their electronic flight books onboard a KC-135 Stratotanker during an exercise May 8th, 2019, out of Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th AES maintains a forward operating presence and supports medical contingencies in a free-and-open