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  • Aggressors put Kadena on alert

    A visit from Air Force aggressors put Kadena Airmen on alert, offering troops the opportunity to identify and improve weaknesses in their air, ground, and network defenses. To go behind the scenes and see how the squadrons tested Kadena's capabilities, click here.

  • Students get firsthand look at Philippine, U.S. militaries

    Approximately 300 Philippine elementary school students visited with members of the Philippine and U.S. militaries participating in exercise Balikatan 2010 March 15 here.Students from Sapang Bato Elementary School in nearby Angeles City and the rest from Clark Elementary School, were invited to the

  • Air Force leaders issue 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' message

    The three top Air Force leaders have issued a service-wide message explaining how Air Force people will support the Department of Defense working group evaluating "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" legislation.Air Force Secretary Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master

  • Bioenvironmental engineers train for emergency response

    Bioenvironmental engineers protect military servicemembers facing chemical, biological, and radiation threats. Corporal Amber Watson shows us how Kadena engineers train in emergency response exercises to strengthen and improve tactics used in the field. For the broadcast story, click here.

  • Families swap clothes, save cash

    Kadena's Airmen and Family Readiness Center hosted a kid's clothing swap at the USO in support of the national "Military Saves" campaign. Lance Corporal Chelsea Steinbrecher takes us to the event to show us how swapping clothes saves money. For the broadcast story click here.

  • Kadena Airmen hone their skills during annual Turkey Shoot

    Kadena Airmen sharpened their operational edge through internal competition during the annual Kadena Turkey Shoot held March 8-11. Airmen from fighter, tanker, maintenance and airborne command and control squadrons, along with intelligence and weather personnel and soldiers from the Army's 1-1 Air

  • Kadena High School hosts Career Day

    Several Kadena organizations came together recently to aid local high school students in their pursuit of answers to that ever-important, ever-present question: What do I do after graduation?Sponsored by the Kadena Company Grade Officer Council, the Air Force Cadet Officer Mentor Action Program and

  • The MiG-15 and the Kadena connection

    In the opening stages of the Cold War Kadena Air Base played a pivotal role in the clandestine testing of the first airworthy example of a Soviet MiG-15. The aircraft, its pilot, and the testing performed here at Kadena provided the Air Force invaluable technical information on the capabilities and

  • COMMENTARY: One voice is missing

    This week there is a voice missing from Kadena. We lost one of our Airmen. We cannot replace our teammate. And one gone is too many. In the last several weeks Kadena has suffered two tragic losses: "Why?"; "Did we miss the signs?" and "What could we have done?" While the answers to these questions

  • Aero Club adds Liberty to its fleet

    Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach, 18th Wing commander, took to the skies with one of Kadena Aero Club's brand new aircraft, the Liberty XL2, for its maiden flight March 3. Aero Club officials have been working for some time to purchase a modern aircraft to augment their current fleet of Cessna 172 aircraft

  • Cryogenics lab teaches science with ice cream

    Cryogenics is often dramatized in Hollywood movies as being a method of preserving the dead and springing them back to life far into the future. For military professionals, the field of cryogenics is mission essential. From the liquid oxygen pilots use to breath to the creation of instant ice cream,