Okinawa Expressway goes toll-free June 28

Travelers on Okinawa's Expressway will have a little more money in their pockets starting June 28 when the requirement to pay tolls is eliminated. According to Nihon Expressway Company Okinawa Branch, the toll-free expressway is a pilot program for that will run until March 31, 2011. Although the

Kadena Base Bulletin

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Spouses create a network of friends

Where can you find free food, free child care for the evening, make new friends, and create a network with squadron leadership and agencies? You can find all this and more at the Deployed Spouses Dinner held once a month, courtesy of the Airman and Family Readiness Center. The spouses of deployed

390th IS brings USAF to the top of Battle of the Services Fitness Challenge

It started with 13 eight-person teams represented by Airmen, Sailors, and Soldiers. All competing for the chance to claim this year's title as the Battle of the Services Fitness Challenge Winner. At the end of the elimination round, which consisted of four person push ups, sit ups, and a litter

Eye on fitness: Staying fit through weightlifting

How do you stay fit? Kadena members currently score an average of about 80 out of 100 points on their fitness test, while about eight percent of testers fail altogether. The fit test you know and love is changing, are you prepared for those changes? There are numerous physical activities at Kadena

718th CES recognized for environmental efforts

Kadena's 718th Civil Engineer Squadron was recently recognized by Headquarters U.S. Forces Japan for its environmental efforts. The 718th CES was awarded the Installation Environmental Excellence Award for Pollution Prevention during a ceremony at Camp Foster May 27. "In a world of ever decreasing

Kadena to celebrate July Fourth with a bang at Marek Park

The Schilling Community Center in cooperation with other Force Support activities brings to Kadena Air Base what will be the biggest event of the year, with this year's July Fourth Celebration from 3-9 p.m. at Marek Park. Festivities will conclude with a fireworks show beginning at 8:30 p.m.Other

More than 200 selected for promotion to TSgt

More than 200 of Kadena's promotion-eligible staff sergeants were selected to become technical sergeants following the Air Force Personnel Center's release Thursday night.Overall, Air Force officials selected 7,752 of 37,185 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant for a

Nearly 180 Kadena high school students graduate

Nearly 180 Kadena High School seniors took their final steps as high school students after celebrating graduation day at the Okinawa Civic Center June 11 . Students were celebrated by not only their parents, teachers and fellow students, but by relatives who traveled thousands of miles to share in

New islandwide curfew transparent to Kadena residents

Last weekend, American Forces Network viewers may have noticed a new commercial in which Lt. Gen. Terry Robling, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Force commander and senior commander on Okinawa, talks about a new liberty policy that started June 11. The new policy states that servicemembers island-wide are

Team Kadena observes Flag Day

Members of Team Kadena observed Flag Day June 14 by retiring out-of-service flags. This is an annual event sponsored by the local chapter of the Air Force Sergeants Association.This year's Flag Day celebrates the 233rd anniversary of the adoption of the United States flag.  Although Flag Day is not

Huscroft takes reins of 18th CMS

FSS bringing improvements to facilities

Whether you are lodging at the Shogun Inn or dining at one of Kadena's eateries, the 18th Force Support Squadron finds solutions to bring you satisfaction.The latest is the long-standing and popular Seaside Inn with a makeover. Kadena's Force Support Squadron wants to provide SOFA status personnel

Kadena airfield operations flight 'tops in AF'

There's never a dull day for the 18th Operations Support Squadron's airfield operations flight. The flight responsible for providing air traffic control, radar approach control and airfield management operations at one of the busiest airfields in the Air Force was recently recognized as the best in

Kadena Base Bulletin

To submit an announcement for the base bulletin, please email a short paragraph (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 an event. Submissions must be