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Kadena Shoguns dig deep for dragon boat races

The Kadena Shoguns women’s team race paddle a dragon boat while competing in the Naha Dragon Boat Races at Naha Port, Japan, May 5, 2015. The Kadena Shogun women’s team placed 11th out of the 63 teams that competed that day. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Kadena Shoguns dig deep for dragon boat races

Spectators watch with anticipation as the flag is dropped, signaling the start of a heat during the Naha Dragon Boat Race at Naha Port, Japan, May 5, 2015. Months of hard work, long practices and extensive conditioning goes into competing for the Kadena Shoguns each year for the nearly three dozen members on each team. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Kadena Shoguns dig deep for dragon boat races

The Kadena Shogun women's dragon boat racing team huddles before their heat during the Naha Dragon Boat Race at Naha Port, Japan, May 5, 2015. The women's team finished in 11th place out of 63 other teams and came in third place in their heat. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Omari Bernard)
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Kadena congratulates top performers during 2014 Team Kadena Annual Awards banquet

18th Wing, Partner Unit and Team Kadena award nomination medals are arranged on a table to be given to nominees preceding the 2014 Team Kadena Annual Awards banquet at the Rocker NCO Club on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Feb. 21, 2015. During the banquet, 17 winners were chosen from 11 different organizational groups and the Kadena Honor Guard as the top performers for 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Kadena Library offers new eReaders

The Kadena Air Base library recently received 10 AERO U.S. Air Force eReader tablets as part of an Air Force test program to evaluate the usage and demand for electronic readers by Air Force members. Each eReader comes preloaded with 200 titles from different genres such as science fiction, classics, business, history. (Courtesy Photo)
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Battle of Iwo Jima approaches 70

A Japanese coastal ship-mounted gun is emplaced at the base of Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan. Two days preceding the battle of Iwo Jima, a Japanese crew fired a similar gun at an approaching U.S. ship, causing a chain reaction of preemptive strikes. This gave away the positions of several other defensive positions, leading to the early destruction of about a dozen similar guns. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Battle of Iwo Jima approaches 70

A memorial dedicated to fallen U.S. and Japanese military during the battle of Iwo Jima rests on top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan Jan. 8, 2015. Approximatley 25,000 American and Japanese troops died during the 36-day battle. Other memorials and reminders of the war can be found throughout the island. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Battle of Iwo Jima approaches 70

About a dozen concrete ships rest off the west coast of Iwo To, Japan, Jan. 8, 2015. They were allegedly scuttled in an effort to construct a post-war pier and are often mistaken for artifacts of the Battle of Iwo Jima. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Battle of Iwo Jima approaches 70

Rank and occupational badges of Marines and Naval corpsmen are affixed to a PVC pipe on top of Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan, Jan, 8, 2015. They were left in honor of the participants in the battle of Iwo Jima, near the site where the American flag was raised. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Battle of Iwo Jima approaches 70

Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, hike toward Mount Suribachi on Iwo To, Japan Jan. 8, 2015. They visited Iwo To as part of a professional military education outing to learn about the battle of Iwo Jima that took place nearly 70 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Battle of Iwo Jima approaches 70

Airmen from Kadena Air Base, Japan, gather around a World War II memorial on Iwo To, Japan Jan. 8, 2015. They visited the island for a day to see the battleground, once known as Iwo Jima, of the largest assault in U.S. Marine Corps history. More than 6,800 Marines died over a period of 36 days. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John Linzmeier)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 9723 and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, 18th Wing commander, salute the Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Wreath after placing it at the base of the flag poles on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. During the ceremony, members from each U.S. military branch on Okinawa came together to recognize the sacrifices made by all U.S. veterans, past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James B. Hecker, 18th Wing commander, speaks to members of Team Kadena during a Veterans Day ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. Hecker spoke about what it means to be the Keystone of the Pacific and how we need to be ready at all times like those who served before us. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

Military veterans listen while each service branch creed is recited during a Veterans Day ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. Veterans Day is a holiday dedicated to honoring those who have served in the United States military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

Veterans from all over Okinawa came to the Veterans Day memorial ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. President Woodrow Wilson first commemorated Nov. 11 as Armistice Day in 1919 to honor the veterans of World War I. The day was later changed to Veterans Day in 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to honor all veterans from all U.S. conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

The Prisoners of War/Missing in Action wreath sits at the base of the flag poles in front of the 18th Wing headquarters building on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. During the ceremony, members from each U.S. military branch on Okinawa came together to recognize the sacrifices made by all U.S. veterans, past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

Members of the Kadena Honor Guard raise the NATO, American and Japanese flags during reveille at a Veterans Day ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. Following reveille and the Japanese and American national anthems, each military branch recited their creed in honor of those who have served in the United States military followed by a speech from the 18th Wing commander. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Team Kadena honors veterens past, present

A member of the Okinawan Vietnam Veterans Motorcycle Club presents the United States flag to a member of the Kadena Honor Guard during the Veterans Day ceremony at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Nov. 11, 2014. As part of the Veterans Day ceremony, members of the club performed a drive by with the American flag. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Stephen G. Eigel/Released)
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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bradford Greisen, 320th Special Tactics Squadron operations superintendent, speaks about his experiences in observance of National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. Greisen spoke about the importance of teamwork and shared stories of heroic individuals who were imprisoned by enemy forces or who never made it home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)
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Kadena observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Hats from each U.S. branch of service are set on the Prisoner of War and Missing in Action table in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Kadena Air Base, Japan, Sept. 19, 2014. The five hats represent POWs and MIA personnel from the U.S. Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Zade C. Vadnais/Released)
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