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  • Kadena senior airmen selected for promotion to staff sergeant

    More than 350 of Kadena's promotion-eligible senior airmen were selected to become staff sergeants following the Air Force Personnel Center's release Aug. 19, 2010.Overall, Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of

  • Kadena vet clinic keeps military working dogs in top shape

    In the military you are taught to never leave a fellow warrior behind. In some cases this applies even if your partner isn't of the same species. For military working dogs and their handlers, their effectiveness depends on both team members being in top shape. Keeping the furry half of the team

  • Preparation key to success in upcoming LORE

    If you're an Airman on Kadena Air Base you probably know there's a local operational readiness exercise scheduled for Aug. 23-25. What you may not know is you should be preparing for it now.As with most other things in life, preparation is the key to success in the upcoming LORE."It's important to

  • Out and About in Okinawa: Pottery Making

    The society and customs of Okinawa, like those of its Asian neighbors, have survived thousands of years ... lately including significant industrialization and modernization. Although the island has changed over the years from an agrarian and trading culture to a modern business and tourism frontier,

  • Kadena Base Bulletin

     To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a shortparagraph (NOT bullets) containing essential information (who, what, when,where, why, how) to kadena.basebulletin@kadena.af.mil.Announcements typically run for two weeks beginning two weeks prior to anevent. Submissions must be

  • Airmen volunteer during Commando Sling

    Airmen from Kadena recently returned from Singapore and exercise Commando Sling. F-15s and Airmen from the 67th Fighter Squadron, 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit and other maintenance group units spent a month flying alongside their Singapore counterparts. In addition to generating and flying

  • Kadena SFS trains in high risk response

    Airmen from the 18th Security Forces Squadron recently participated in High Risk Response Training.The course gives Airmen classroom and hands-on training similar to Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) training. Kadena broadcaster Tech. Sgt. Renee Crisostomo and photojournalists Staff Sgts. Jason

  • Time to have a ball, an Air Force Ball

    The Air Force's 63rd Birthday is coming up, Sept. 18th.In honor of this event, Kadena will host a dual-venue Air Force Ball that night at both the Officer and NCO clubs starting at 6 p.m.This year's theme is "People, Airpower and Freedom." The guest speaker will be Dan Clark, a nationally-known

  • Kadena's rescue squadrons train on Okinawa to prepare for the 'real thing'

    Airmen from the 31st and 33rd Rescue Squadrons recently trained with U.S. Marines on Okinawa in simulated combat operations at both Kadena Air Base, and Camp Hansen.The training, which lasted into the night, featured the rescue of injured servicemembers, an integral part of both rescue units'

  • CEG commander takes reins after year in Afghanistan

    A 1989 graduate of the Virginia Military Institute took the reins of the 18th Civil Engineer Group during a ceremony July 29 in Kadena's AWACS hangar. Colonel Brian Duffy, who comes to Kadena from Afghanistan, where he was the Deputy Commander, Joint Force Engineer Command, Headquarters United

  • Local residents tour Kadena's historical sites

    Nearly 100 Okinawan citizens visited Kadena Air Base recently as part of the 17th Annual Okinawa City Battle Sites Tour.Thanks to support from various Kadena base agencies as well as sponsorship from the Okinawa City Office, local residents got the chance to see sites signifying peace. "I have

  • U.S., Japan aeromedics collaborate during bilateral exchange

    More than 50 U.S. Air Force and Japan Air Self Defense Forces Airmen took initial steps toward shared aeromedical evacuation capabilities during a bilateral exchange at Naha Air Base and Kadena Air Base, July 22-23. Airmen from the 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron showed their Japanese

  • Mission support group welcomes new commander

    Colonel Roftiel Constantine took command of the 18th Mission Support Group from Col. Kelly Fletcher during a change of command ceremony at the AWACS hangar July 27. Colonel Constantine recently served as the Deputy J-6 of the NATO Joint Force Command in Brunssum, The Netherlands. "It is truly an

  • Kadena welcomes its newest Senior NCOs

    More than 80 Airmen were recognized during Kadena's Senior NCO Induction Ceremony at the Rocker NCO Club July 24. Photojournalist Staff Sgt. Jonathan Steffen was on hand to capture the event.More of Sergeant Steffen's photos are available at http://www.flickr.com/KadenaAirBase.

  • 60,000 must register to continue accessing Kadena

    More than 60,000 people island-wide are required to register at Kadena for the Defense Biometric Identification System in order to continue accessing Kadena Air Base. Registration for DBIDS begins Monday and will run through March 1 for active-duty military, family members, Master Labor Contractors,