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  • Team Kadena Congratulates Annual Award Winners

    The Team Kadena annual awards banquet was held Feb. 6 to honor the most outstanding Airmen and civilians of 2009. The following individuals were recognized for their superior performance and dedication to the Kadena mission:18th Wing Company Grade Officer of the Year: Capt. Christian Backhaus, 18th

  • Kadena Airman honored for strengthening bilateral relations

    The Japan-America Air Force Goodwill Association recently presented its 2009 JAAGA Award to Master Sgt. Dennis O'Grady, 18th Equipment Maintenance Squadron inspection section chief. The award, given to the Airman whose extraordinary efforts contributed most to the enhancement of mutual understanding

  • Operation Open Wings: Helping the Haitian victims

    A tremor that occurred here in Okinawa a couple of weeks ago shook loose an idea in the mind of Kadena Airman 1st Class Jennifer Crouse: Operation Open Wings, a way for Team Kadena members to come together to raise financial support for the people of Haiti devastated by the massive Jan.

  • Kadena captains selected for major

    The results of the 2009 Line of the Air Force major central selection board were released Feb. 05, 2010. Team Kadena congratulates the following officers for being selected to advance to the next rank:18th Wing and Associate UnitsKerri V Alexander, 18th Force Support SquadronDenique G. Asion, 909th

  • Kadena Airmen, jets return to Okinawa following training

    Airmen and F-15s started the 1,000-mile trip back to Kadena today, ending a week of working alongside airmen from the Japan Air Self Defense Force at Hyakuri Air Base.The Airmen were participating in an aviation training relocation at the base, about 70 miles north of Tokyo."All the U.S. and

  • Kadena goes green to save green

    Those responsible for Kadena's 2009 Federal Energy and Water Management Award refuse to rest on their considerable laurels. On the contrary, the 718th Civil Engineer Squadron is continuing and advancing its efforts to meet the three percent reduction in energy use mandated across the command by

  • Tax volunteers ready to lend talents to Kadena taxpayers

    It's tax time again, and volunteers at the Kadena Tax Center are gearing up for another season of lending their tax-preparation talents to base residents.With the April 15 tax-filing deadline quickly approaching, the Kadena Tax Center offers FREE services to military members, civilian employees and

  • Air Force firefighters train with Japanese at ATR

    During the aviation training relocation at Hyakuri Air Base, there are of course pilots, maintainers and jets. But some other specialties have made the trip to the small base north of Tokyo to experience the Japan Air Self Defense Force first-hand. Two Air Force firefighters, Tech. Sgt. Daniel

  • Weather specialists keep watch over Red Flag skies

    The sun shines in Las Vegas more than 330 days per year. People say they love the town because they can golf practically year-round. Sometimes, though, the sun just doesn't shine.While that may be a mild inconvenience to the outdoor enthusiasts, weather changes mean something completely different to

  • Kadena Airmen, F-15s successful in first day of ATR

    Airmen from Kadena were awake and working in freezing temperatures before dawn Monday morning to begin preparations to launch aircraft kicking off the first day of operations at the Hyakuri Air Base aviation training relocation Feb. 1.About 90 Airmen and six F-15s are at the base, which lies about