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  • Flu shots to be available for active duty in September

    It's mandatory for service members to keep updated with the most current flu vaccinations to support mission readiness. This year on Kadena, flu shots will be held Sept. 6, 7, 9, 12, 13, 15 and 16 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Keystone Theater for active duty personnel only. According to the 18th

  • Kadena Honor Guard stays sharp, crisp, motionless

    From under the gleaming black visor of the Air Force insignia-encrusted uniform cap, he peers into the teary eyes of the woman sitting in the front pew of the chapel.Though the air is thick with grief and all gazes are upon him, he doesn't break his instilled military bearing despite the strong

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, Aug. 24

    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.

  • 18th Wing Commander sends condolence message

    It is with great sadness that I inform you of the loss of two of our talented Shogun Airmen. Monday night, SSgt Ronald Dayce, a member of the 18th Component Maintenance Squadron, and SrA Kristie Marie Arroyo, a member of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron flight record management section, both died

  • Kadena Protocol, first sergeant explain music customs, courtesies

    (As the first of a series of "customs and courtesies" articles, this particular story focuses on the respect given to the musical heritage of the U.S. military.)For centuries, militaries from different countries across the globe have used music to signal their troops - a tradition that still remains

  • Okinawan ancestors rejoin families during Obon

    Obon, a Buddhist holiday tradition over 500 years old, will be celebrated all over Okinawa Aug. 12-14.This ancient annual holiday reunites family members with the spirits of their families' ancestors.Days before Obon begins, families gather to clean their ancestors' graves to show them they will

  • 18th MUNS operates more than munitions

    Kadena's 18th Munitions Squadron operates the Air Force's largest conventional munitions storage area, a total of 5,900 acres, to support all U.S. military and Japan Ground and Air Self-Defense Force activities.The squadron provides the wing and associate units with munitions for more than 12,000

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 27

    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

  • Kadena Base Bulletin, July 20

    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.

  • Kadena dental clinic goes 3-D

    The 18th Dental Squadron has acquired a new x-ray unit that allows providers to view high-resolution images of a patient's teeth, roots and jaws in 3-D. "Cone Beam Computer Technology is the state-of-the-art in digital imaging technology. It will be of great benefit in providing better-quality

  • Erwin ALS graduates Class 11-F

    The Erwin Professional Military Education Center wrapped up five-weeks of training for the 52 students of Airman Leadership School Class 11-F with a graduation banquet and awards ceremony held in their honor at the Rocker NCO Club, July 11.Designed to prepare Senior Airmen for positions of greater

  • French award National Defense Gold Medal to pararescue Airmen

    French forces awarded three 83rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron Airmen the National Defense Gold Medal with bronze star during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Morales-Frazier, July 8.French Brig. Gen. Emmanuel Maurin, Task Force La Fayette IV commander, presented Capt. John Mosier, HH-60G Pave