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  • Race against the clock

    The 67th and 44th Aircraft Maintenance Units competed in the annual weapons load competition Jan. 4.

  • Who’s your Mamoru-Kun?

    It was the peak of summer 2015 and I could barely wait until Friday so I could spend my time off snorkeling and stuffing my face with local Okinawan cuisine. My ideal weekend was approaching slowly but surely, but so was a large-scale typhoon – an immediate threat to my ambitions.

  • New Chief in Town

    Chief Master Sgt. Michael Ditore, 18th Wing command chief, makes Airmen his top priority as Team Kadena’s senior enlisted leader.

  • Top Notch Maintainers

    U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Murrell, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron crew chief, performs pre-flight checks on an F-15 Eagle Dec. 28, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. The 18th EMS performs power-checks on F-15 Eagles before routine flying missions. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman

  • Making new friends

    Okinawan and American schoolchildren, along with volunteers from the two communities, take part in a community event meant to build new relationships for the students and to provide insight into another culture, Dec. 17, 2016, at the teen center on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The event included food,

  • Out with the old, in with the new

    Members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Water and Fuels Systems Maintenance team prepare a garbage disposal for installment at the Tee House Dec. 7, 2016, at Kadena Air Base, Japan. WFSM is responsible for installing equipment related to water and fuels to different areas of the base. (U.S. Air

  • Midnight Emergency

    Kadena's rescue squadrons saved five crew members of an Osprey after a shallow water landing Dec. 13.

  • Bellows honors Dec. 7 attack heroes

    Approximately 100 people came together in honoring the legacy and heroism of Bellows servicemembers during a commemoration ceremony Dec. 8, 2016. The ceremony commemorated the heroic acts on display at Bellows during the Dec. 7, 1941, attacks on Pearl Harbor and Oahu. “It’s incredible to have this

  • Best of the best

    Eight of Kadena’s senior noncommissioned officers were recognized for their selection to the rank of Chief Master Sergeant Dec. 8.

  • JASDF, USAF rescue five crewmembers after water landing

    Members of the 33rd and 31st Rescue Squadrons from Kadena Air Base worked seamlessly with the Japan Air Self Defense Force and Japan Coast Guard as well as Marine assets to successfully rescue five MV-22 Osprey crewmembers with Marine Aircraft Group 36, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing following a landing

  • Civilian overseas assignments: A great way to serve

    The thought of serving the country overseas as a civilian had never crossed my mind, never seriously anyway. I had received previous email solicitations for civil service jobs overseas and had always deleted them.I read an email asking for interest in a job at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa, Japan, and

  • Testing... testing

    Members of the fitness assessment cell, physical training leaders and Airmen participating in the Air Force physical fitness test gather inside of Risner Gym on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Dec. 1 to assess current fitness levels. Physical fitness testing is a requirement for all Airmen, making sure they

  • Like Clockwork

    Forklifts are driven to and fro in a warehouse as cargo is transported to pallets and readied for the long trip ahead. Airmen work quickly to tie down the cargo and as levers crank straps taught, and the package is secured, another forklift appears with another package and the Airmen start the

  • Time after time

    Master Sgt. Thundercloud Hirajeta enlisted in the Air Force after graduating in 1996 from Kubasaki High School on Camp Foster, Okinawa, Japan. He was sworn in by retired United States Marine Corps Maj. John Glenn, who had been his Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps instructor

  • Fit to fight

    U.S. Air Force Airmen participate in the run portion of the physical fitness test with physical training leaders, Dec. 1, 2016, at the Risner Fitness Center on Kadena Air Base, Japan. The running portion of the physical fitness test is a key part of the test and worth the most points toward a total