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  • 18th SFS employs first Japanese female civilian guard

    Ten women line up to show their strength. She's nervous and wonders if her petite frame will be enough to complete the task at hand. Sweat runs down her nose as she completes a round of push-ups and is one step closer to her prize -- civilian guard.Shoko Higa, 18th Security Forces Squadron reports

  • Kadena Airmen earn CCAF degrees

    Nearly 260 Kadena Airmen were formally awarded Community College of the Air Force degrees during a graduation ceremony at the Keystone Theater May 22.Congratulations to the following graduates:Pitsenbarger Award-Senior Airman Zachary Piwko, 18th Medical Support SquadronTech. Sgt. Ireneo Alfaro, 18th

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, May 22

    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 welcomes new 18th Wing commander

    Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker assumed command of the 18th Wing during a change of command ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 13.Lt. Gen. Salvatore Angelella, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, presided over the event held inside Kadena's Airborne Warning and Control System hangar

  • 733rd AMS first to offer virtual Space A Roll Call

    (Editor's note: This is the first in a series about the virtual Space A program here)The 733rd Air Mobility Squadron is the first in the Air Force to implement and test a virtual Space Available Roll Call program that began March 16 and will run through July on Kadena. "Space A travel has been the

  • Kadena civilian earns DOD David O. Cooke award PACAF nomination

    An 18th Munitions Squadron civilian earned the Pacific Air Forces nomination for the 9th annual Department of Defense David O. Cooke Excellence in Public Administration award for her hard work and accomplishments from October 2010 to December 2012.The David O. Cooke award recognizes non-managerial

  • Red Cross recognizes volunteers

    The Red Cross recognition ceremony acknowledged volunteers for their accomplishments and hard work March 19, 2013.Congratulations to the following volunteers and their accomplishments for 2012:2012 Volunteer of the YearCatherine Otero President's Volunteer Service AwardBronze:Erica KerinRachel

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, March 20

    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 Base Bulletin, March 13

    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

  • CAPEX tests ammo ammunition ability

    The 18th Munitions Squadron participated in a week-long Pacific Air Forces' Combat Ammunition Production Exercise March 4-8.Tech. Sgt Scott Layne, 18th MUNS NCO in charge of the commander support staff, said because Kadena is an air-to-air fighter aircraft base and does not build bombs, the exercise