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  • 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,

  • Kadena mourns loss of Airman

    Airman 1st Class Leonard R. Barnes III, a fuels specialist in the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, was found deceased Sunday in his on-base dormitory room. The cause of death is currently under investigation.A memorial service for Airman Barnes will be held today at Kadena's base chapel."We are

  • 18th FSS wins AF-level awards

    The deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services recently announced the 2009 award winners for the A1 community."The A1 community is ready, engaging and constantly leaning forward to support Airmen and taking care of their families," said Lt. Gen. Richard Newton. "While celebrating the

  • Kadena senior master sergeant promotion list

    The Air Force released the names of those selected to the rank of Senior Master Sergeant on the Air Force Personnel Center's public Web site on March 4. Those selected for senior master sergeant will be promoted according to their promotion sequence number beginning April 1. Air Force officials

  • Bilateral training hones U.S., JASDF capabilities

    Aircraft took to the skies to practice defending Okinawa from simulated enemies during joint bilateral training here Feb. 22-26.The training involved a variety of aircraft from the Navy, Marines, Army, and Japanese Air Self Defense Force and was aimed at training personnel for joint planning and

  • Kadena hosts joint, bilateral training

    Flying units across all four U.S. military services combined assets with Japan Air Self Defense Force, or JASDF, pilots to train for the defense of Japan. The joint, bilateral training hosted by Kadena Air Base gave U.S. and Japanese pilots a chance to familiarize themselves with each other's

  • Okinawa Marathon to affect traffic Sunday

    Due to the Okinawa marathon on Sunday, March 7, Gates 2 and 5 will be closed to vehicle traffic from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Roads will be closed from Gate 2 on Kuter Blvd. to Vincent Avenue and from Vincent Avenue to Schreiber Blvd. and from Schreiber Blvd. to Gate 5. Both gates will remain open to

  • Tsunami threat passes, residents free to return home

    Kadena personnel and their families who evacuated low-lying coastal areas earlier today are now free to return to their homes, per direction of the 18th Wing commander, Brig. Gen. Ken Wilsbach. Waves of up to six feet were predicted for Okinawa, but the tsunami largely fizzled out. There were no

  • Kadena Commander orders limited evacuation in response to tsunami warning

    The 18th Wing Commander today ordered a limited evacuation of coastal areas on Okinawa for Kadena personnel as a result of a tsunami warning. The wave, up to six feet in height, is expected to hit Okinawa around 3:10 p.m. today and could affect the entire island, not just the Pacific side.The