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  • Kadena Motorcycle Safety serves all riders, new to expert

    Motorcycle safety training gives free Motorcycle Safety Foundation classes to Status of Forces Agreement members in what can be a dangerous activity on any road.Approximately 500 SOFA members on Okinawa are qualified to ride motorcycles from attending basic or advanced classes at the Kadena Air

  • AF leaders visit Kadena to thank Airmen

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and their spouses met with Airmen and families assigned to Kadena Aug. 21 and 22.Welsh and Cody's visit to Kadena was part of a two-week tour of the Pacific to thank Airmen and discuss the

  • Save a life, become a bone marrow donor

    Each year more than 15,000 people need a stem cell transplant, and Kadena is conducting a week-long bone marrow drive Aug. 20-26 to aid in finding potential matches for individuals in need of a donor. Team Kadena registered more than 1,000 potential donors last year in an effort to save one of their

  • JASDF, 5th AF commanders participate in bilateral refueling training

    The 909th Air Refueling Squadron took to the skies July 11 for a bilateral refueling mission to help prepare Japan Air Self Defense Force pilots for an upcoming training exercise, Red Flag Alaska.This mission had added emphasis; three top commanders participated in the mission aboard one of Kadena's

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 10

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, email a completed bulletin form to: kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday to be included in the weekly bulletin email sent on

  • Kadena adds to list of 2012 award winners

    During 2012, the units on Kadena earned a vast amount and variety of individual and squadron awards. The 18th Wing Command Post and Chapel, and 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron were no exception.Master Sgt. Tamesia Boone, 18th Wing Chapel superintendent of chapel operations, earned the Pacific

  • 18th MOS inactivates, unit spirit remains active

    The 18th Maintenance Operations Squadron was inactivated June 27 after approximately 12 years of providing analysis and quality assurance for all Kadena-assigned aircraft, monitoring total maintenance production efforts for the 18th Maintenance Group and more.After being inactive for approximately

  • 18th MUNS shares local culture in sacred site tour

    The 18th Munitions Squadron gave a sacred site tour to approximately 79 local Japanese members, including the Kadena Town deputy mayor Yoshiaki Kamiyama, June 22."The purpose of the tour was for members of the Kadena Town Kudoku Home Providence Society to visit their previous land and share their

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 26

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, email a completed bulletin form to: kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday to be included in the weekly bulletin email sent on

  • Wounded warrior gives words of wisdom during visit to Okinawa

    Bryan Anderson, a triple amputee and Purple Heart recipient, visited Okinawa June 12-19 to deliver his message of perseverance and determination to service members and their families across the island."His reach is much more beyond the military and wounded Soldiers," said Dick McLane, Anderson's

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, June 5

    To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, email a completed bulletin form to: kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event. Submissions must be received by 5 p.m. Monday to be included in the weekly bulletin email sent on

  • 2013 PMC joins bodybuilders, award winners

    More than 40 bodybuilders recently participated in the 2013 Pacific Muscle Classic at the Keystone Theater on Kadena. Congratulations to the following winners:Female figure competitors 5 feet 4 inches and under:1st Place: #4, Amber Dunford2nd Place: #5, Tiffany Casali3rd Place: #7, Hazel