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  • Kadena passes Unit Compliance Inspection

    The Keystone of the Pacific can retain its title this week, after Pacific Air Forces officials announced that the 18th Wing not only passed its Unit Compliance Inspection, but many units exceeded the standard. "Receiving a passing grade is no small accomplishment," said Col. Lenny Richoux, 18th Wing

  • Kadena Firefighters "Fill the Boot" for Special Olympics

    Kadena firefighters and their families will be hosting a "Fill the Boot" fundraiser Aug. 15 and 16 for the upcoming Kadena Special Olympics. The fundraiser will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kadena BX and Commissary. All donations benefit the Special Olympics, which will be held Nov. 14.

  • CGOC to hold elections for new council leadership

    With the election of new council officers this month, the Kadena CGOC is looking for a few good lieutenants or captains, or even ensigns possibly. "CGOC stands for Company Grade Officer Council," said Capt. David Hansell of the 733rd Air Mobility Squadron and current president of the CGOC here.

  • U.S. and Japanese F-15 pilots train for Red Flag Alaska

    U.S. and Japanese F-15 pilots began air-refueling training last week for the "Red Flag Alaska" exercise in October. The day and night air-refueling training began July 27 and will continue through Aug. 7. Instructor pilots from Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., and Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined KC-135

  • Kadena welcomes PACAF IG team for UCI

    After months of anticipation, the 18th Wing stands ready to welcome Pacific Air Force's Inspector General for the unit compliance inspection. This Sunday, the more than 140-person IG team will arrive from Hawaii to begin a week-long assessment of Kadena that includes an emergency response exercise.

  • Japanese war vets visit Kadena

    At the Peace Garden near the Youth Center July 23, seventy-nine Japanese war veterans and bereaved spouses mill around a monument reading various decrees written in both English and Japanese, words meant to symbolize and encourage an enduring bilateralism. Near me stands a woman in a black-and-white

  • ALS students face a new kind of challenge

    Students of Class 09-F from Kadena's Airman Leadership School faced a series of lessons about teamwork and fitness from Kadena's 554th Red Horse Squadron during a fitness and mental challenge July 27. "This is an exercise in leadership and followership," said Master Sgt. David Pizzuto, ALS

  • Augmentees fill the gap for Security Forces

    Through hot days and long hours, whether they volunteer or are directed to serve, augmentees put their jobs on hold to provide Security Forces with the manpower needed to keep Kadena safe. Now more than ever, augmentees are being called upon to fill the gaps in Security Forces' manpower, gaps due in

  • Guam Raptors train with Kadena F-15s

    Two F-22 Raptors from the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned here July 15 from Japan following training with F-15 Eagles at Kadena Air Base. The 525th EFS, deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Packages in the Asia-Pacific

  • 'Young Tigers' keep Aussies flying down under

    The Northern Australian Outback presents many dangers, including six of the most venomous snakes in the world, saltwater crocodiles, and multiple poisonous insects. However, it is the Young Tigers, Eagles and Hornets in Australia's skies that are garnering the most attention lately. High above the

  • Kadena’s own 33rd RQS wins the Air Force’s Verne Orr Award

    The 33rd Rescue Squadron was announced as the 2009 Verne Orr Award winner July 2. Established by the Air Force Association in honor of Verne Orr, a former Secretary of the Air Force, the Verne Orr Award is presented annually and highlights any unit, regardless of size, that excelled above all others