Kadena sponsors first youth baseball, softball season in five years
Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, 18th Wing commander, and Col. Kathleen Weatherspoon, 18th Force Support Squadron commander, throw out the first pitch of the 2014 season for youth baseball and softball respectively on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 11, 2014. The opening ceremony marked the first time in five years that Kadena has sponsored a youth baseball and softball season. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais)