Runway repair enhances bilateral relations

Kadena's Airmen and the Koku Jieitai, known as the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, have created a strong bilateral friendship over the years.Sharing skills is one of the biggest ways to strengthen this friendship.Beginning March 8, Kadena hosted a class on runway repair for the Japanese

Twenty-seven Team Kadena master sergeants selected for promotion

Twenty-seven Team Kadena master sergeants were selected for promotion to senior master sergeant March 8 for the 2012 testing cycle.The Team Kadena promotees are:Master Sgt. John M. Bell, 18th Aircraft Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt. Kendrick Bergeron, 18th Equipment Maintenance SquadronMaster Sgt.

Top Cop comes to Kadena

Kadena Re-opens Runway

The 18th Wing celebrated the re-opening of the north runway during a ceremony yesterday. The event also marked the re-opening of the entire airfield with both runways now available after 17 months of single runway operations. The construction began in October of 2010 with the closure of the south

Updated jogging policy released

Kadena's policy letter for jogging safety has recently been changed.Here are a few highlights of the new letter:- Individuals ans small groups are highly encouraged to use the Risner Fitness Center track, the jogging track at Marek Park or the jogging path in the Jennings Housing area.- If jogging

Kadena Airmen police the flightline for debris during FOD walk

Kadena Base Bulletin, Feb. 29

To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please e-mail a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how and who to contact for more information) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks

Army Reserve bishop comes to Okinawa

Bishop Frank Richard Spencer, 41 years and still going strong, is the only bishop still in uniform in the U.S. Army Reserves, although the majority of his career was spent on active duty he also served in the National Guard.Spencer started wearing the uniform in 1969, commissioned as an Army officer

Ryukyu Middle School nurse selected as OSHNA School Nurse of the Year

Holly Gouldman, a school nurse with the Department of Defense Education Activity Pacific, was recently selected as the Overseas School Health Nurses Association 2012 School Nurse of the Year.Gouldman, a registered nurse at Ryukyu Middle School on Kadena Air Base, has been a nurse with DoDEA Pacific

Kadena Airmen wrap up largest, longest ATR

Kadena Airmen forged strategic partnerships with their Japanese and Australian counterparts while participating in a three week-long multinational exercise at Anderson Air Base, Guam. "The exercise has significantly improved our relationship with our Australian and Japanese counterparts, not just in

Kadena Base Bulletin, Feb. 22

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Kadena provides road, runners, volunteers for 2012 Okinawa Marathon

Team Kadena supported the 2012 Okinawa Marathon, Feb. 19, by providing 2.8 kilometers of the 42 kilometer marathon route, and hundreds of volunteers to support the more than 11,000 runners. This is the 20th year in a row Kadena has supported the Okinawa Marathon.More than 200 military members,

Kadena's 'Fighting Cocks' named premiere fighter squadron in USAF

On Feb. 16, Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force chief of staff, announced that Kadena's 67th Fighter Squadron "Fighting Cocks" the winner of the Raytheon Trophy for 2011.The annual award, originally started by the Hughes Aircraft Company in 1953, is now sponsored by Raytheon Systems Corporation and is

Kadena Airman awarded Purple Heart, AF Combat Action Medal

Sunset. A beautiful image.Mortar fire breaks the silence. Every night, like clockwork, an attack comes from a nearby enemy village."On the third day, our team was assigned a mission to go in and assault the village," said Senior Airman Nicholas Robillard. "That night, under the cover of darkness, we

Kadena Base Bulletin, Feb. 15

To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please e-mail a short paragraph (NOT bullets or attachments) containing essential information (who, what, when, where, why, and how and who to contact for more information) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks