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  • 18th CEG keeps runway clear to land

    The 18th Civil Engineer Group has implemented an initiative created by Master Sgt. Richard Vaden, 18th CEG heavy equipment operator, saving the Air Force approximately $180,000, 784,000 gallons of water and 2,000 man hours annually.When an aircraft lands, the tires are not spinning and, until they

  • Kadena proves able in Tactical Ammunition Rapid Response Package exercise

    Airmen of the 18th Munitions Squadron practice readiness with a Tactical Ammunition Rapid Response Package exercise, Sept. 23-27 on Kadena Air Base.The week-long exercise tests the squadron's ability to move munitions from storage bunkers to the awaiting aircraft in times of war. Every missile,

  • Kadena bone marrow drive draws 900 new potential donors

    Team Kadena registered more than 900 potential bone marrow donors to help retired Chief Master Sgt. Kim Jochem and other individuals.More than 20 squadrons and community organizations, like Airmen Committed to Excellence, volunteered 277 hours at nine registration sites during the seven-day campaign

  • Kadena implements new recycling, refuse policy

    Beginning Oct. 1, Kadena Air Base will implement a new recycling policy which will make it mandatory for work centers and military family housing residents to separate all waste. Under the new policy, members will be required to use clear plastic bags and properly sort refuse and recycling

  • Kadena honors prisoners of war, missing in action

    This year's Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Remembrance Day theme was "Keeping the Promise," a declaration to all POWs and MIA from all branches of services that they would not be forgotten. In honor of the observance, Team Kadena, led by the Air Force Sergeants Association Chapter 1553,

  • Operation Pacific Angel 13-5 ends on high note

    Closing celebrations for Operation Pacific Angel 13-5 Cambodia, a joint and combined humanitarian mission, was held on the grounds at the Rominh Health Center, here Sept. 17.Sixteen U.S. and 20 Royal Cambodian Armed Forces members worked as a team to renovate the Tram Kok, Nhaeng Nhang, and Rominh

  • 18th SFS trains on Shoot, Move, Communicate

    Airmen yell across a field for teammates to move from barrier to barrier, returning fire while their patrol is caught in a firefight during a Shoot, Move, Communicate training course here Sept. 6. Shoot, Move, Communicate tests security forces members' ability to communicate with their teammates

  • 733rd continues to offer virtual Space A Roll Call

    (Editor's note: This is the last article in a series about the virtual Space A program.)Since the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron implemented and tested the virtual Space Available Roll Call, they have been impressed with the amount of people who utilize the program and have received an enormous amount