45 Airmen inducted as NCOs

Team Kadena welcomed 45 newly promoted staff sergeants to the NCO tier during an induction ceremony at the Keystone Theater Jan. 28.Kadena Air Base leadership hosted the ceremony as part of an all-day seminar that covered various topics concerning the transition from Airman to NCO.The Team Kadena

Cold snap doesn't stop fit to fight attitude

Okinawa's recent unusually cold weather hasn't frozen Kadena's physical fitness testing program.Although 40 degrees Fahrenheit might not sound all that cold, acclimatization to the longer Okinawan summers can make the colder temperatures feel like a drastic change.The drop in temperature has even

Kadena offers service members voting assistance

Kadena will be offering voting assistance to service members stationed here.In order to vote from Kadena by absentee ballot, registration needs to be completed or an update to the voter's address will need to be done through the voter's home county voter registration office.This can be done through

Team Kadena welcomes new spouses to Japan

JASDF Airmen visit Kadena, strengthen working relationships

Members of the Japan Air Self Defense Force's 404th Air Refueling Squadron and Kadena's 909th ARS came together for a meeting to reinforce their working relationships Jan. 22.The 909th ARS assisted JASDF with air refueling training in 2007, eventually leading JASDF to create the 404th ARS in

Safety: Quest for Zero

AFN Okinawa provides information, entertainment

353rd SOSS exercise mission readiness on Marine Corps Air Station Futenma

Members of the 353rd Special Operations Support Squadron here on Kadena Air Base took part in a joint base exercise with Marines from Marine Corps Air Station Futenma.This two week exercise is being held in anticipation of upcoming deployments for the 353rd SOSS in the Indo-Asia-Pacific

Team Kadena to host Spouse Orientation

The Airman and Family Readiness Center and the Community Support Coordinator Office will be hosting a "Welcome to Kadena" Spouse Orientation Jan. 26, at the Schilling Community Center from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m.According to Lisa Velez, 18th Wing community support coordinator, the goal of the

JASDF Legal Affairs office visits Kadena

Air Force, Navy joint operation repairs $2.8 million aircraft tail

U.S. Air Force 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen and U.S. Navy Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 3 Seabees performed a complex rudder replacement on a KC-135 Stratotanker after inspection teams detected corrosion on the aircraft.The operation, known as a fin fold, required coordinated

SAPR holds open house

18th Wing commander reaches 2,000 hours

67th AMU maintains jets on Kadena

K-9 searches for potential threats during detection training