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  • Kadena EOD Airmen awarded Bronze Star

    Two members of the 18th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal Flight were awarded the Bronze Star Medal Jan. 9.Master Sgt. James Jones, non-commissioned officer in charge of EOD operations, and Tech. Sgt. John Johnson, an EOD craftsman, were awarded the Bronze Star Medal for

  • PACAF commander visits Kadena Airmen, tours facilities

    Gen. Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, visited Kadena Jan. 6-9 where he toured several base facilities on the island, spoke with Airmen and presented two Bronze Star Medals. During his time on Okinawa, North expressed his gratitude to all the Airmen stationed here for their outstanding

  • AFNet changes coming to Kadena

    Kadena's turn to switch to the Air Force Network is around the corner, with work scheduled to begin March 12 and continue through the end of April."The overall goal of AFNet is to consolidate all of the help desks into one location," said Tech. Sgt. Harold Becker, 18th Communications Squadron Comm

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Jan. 18

    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) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • Volunteers needed for Okinawa Marathon

    Volunteers are needed to provide water and cheer on runners at stations along the route in Kadena during the 2012 Okinawa Marathon on Sunday, Feb. 19. Those interested are encouraged to attend a meeting on Thursday, Feb. 9 at 3 p.m. in the Schilling Ball Room (Bldg # 455).You may volunteer in a

  • Kadena wraps up LORE, aims for improved processes

    Kadena participated in a phase one local operational readiness exercise Jan. 9-11.During the LORE, Airmen focused on "positioning the force" by simulating deployment procedures."We're trying to improve our processes for real-world contingency operations," said Maj. Rich Jones, 18th Wing Chief of

  • MLK Day events to be held on Kadena

    In 1983, President Reagan signed into law the observation of Martin Luther King Day as a federal holiday to be held every Jan. 15.This year, Kadena will be hosting the 2012 Okinawa MLK Celebration."[The celebration] is not just for Kadena, even though we're hosting it," said Tech. Sgt. Kevin Brown,

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Jan. 11

    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) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil. Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to an event.

  • Deployed Kadena AWACS crew coordinates rescue in Afghanistan

    Helping rescue downed aircrew members isn't something E-3 Sentry crews do regularly, but that's exactly what happened to one crew from the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Dec. 30.Two hours into the Sentry crew's planned mission, they received a mayday call, relayed through a KC-135 Stratotanker, from

  • Kadena begins new year with LORE

    As a new year begins here at Kadena, so do local operational readiness exercises, starting with the three-day Phase One LORE Jan. 9-11.Throughout the year, Team Kadena participates in LOREs to train in areas such as mobility, deployment, reception, bedding down of forces, employment and self aid

  • Encampment sparks interest in cadets

    The Civil Air Patrol cadets of Kadena and Osan Air Base, Korea, recently took part in the 2011 Okinawa Squadron Civil Air Patrol Encampment.This annual encampment is a week-long event which puts the cadets in a military style training environment.Here at Kadena, members from the Explosive Ordinance

  • Comptroller explains COLA policies

    Cost of Living Allowance is given to service members stationed in areas with a high cost of living to offset the financial burden of the weakening dollar.In Okinawa where inflation has caused the yen to outweigh the American dollar by roughly 25 percent, Airmen are given COLA from the date they