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Rain or shine, luau for military spouses must go on

Spouses of deployed military members hold onto their umbrellas to keep the raindrops off of them during a luau held on Torii Station May 19. (U.S. Army photo/Lauren Hall)

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Bronze Star presented to Kadena major

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, presents U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Hunziker, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, his Bronze Star Medal citation during the Kadena Team staff meeting on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2012. Hunziker received the Bronze Star for his meritorious service as commander of the 442nd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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Bronze Star presented to Kadena Airman

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Matt Molloy, 18th Wing commander, pins a Bronze Star Medal on U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey Hunziker, 718th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, during the Kadena Team staff meeting on Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 21, 2012. Hunziker received the Bronze Star for his meritorious service as commander of the 442nd Air Expeditionary Advisory Squadron at Kandahar Air Field, Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Darnell T. Cannady)

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AWWA celebrates 40 years, $7 million milestone

Kenkou Nakayama, Uruma City Welfare Councilman, describes a picture of a giant key representing a wheelchair-accessible van donated to his elderly care facility by the American Women's Welfare Association during the 2012 AWWA Friendship Social at Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 23, 2012. The social marked the 40th anniversary of the AWWA and recognized more than $7 million in donations to Japanese charities and American organizations over the years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

An "active shooter" encounters a helpless victim during a High Risk Response course on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2012. Kadena members throughout the base volunteered as victims to give realism and urgency to the scenarios played out during the day's training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

A team of responders move through the library of Kadena High School during an active-shooter scenario in a High Risk Response train-the-trainer course on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2012. During this five-day course, participants are taught to swiftly eliminate active shooters and other high-risk threats. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

Members from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force come across a role player during an active-shooter scenario on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2012. Members from each U.S. military branch, along with their civilian counterparts, participated in a five-day train-the-trainer program which allows those taking the course to bring their new skills back to their units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Adrian Durr, 18th Security Forces Squadron Response Force member, is escorted out of a room by fellow 18th SFS members during a Pacific Air Forces High Risk Response Training active-shooter scenario on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2012. Kadena members from different sections of the base volunteered as victims to give realism and urgency to the scenarios played out during the day's training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

An "active shooter" prepares to ambush 18th Security Forces Squadron members during a Pacific Air Forces High Risk Response Training scenario on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2012. The course takes the students through newly developed tactics and techniques grounded in contemporary Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) training. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Advanced training keeps military cops up to speed

Tyler Hare, Analytic Services senior analyst with the Asymmetric Threat Division, reviews a team of military law enforcement members during a Pacific Air Forces High Risk Response Training active-shooter scenario on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 12, 2012. Military police members from each U.S. military branch, along with civilian counterparts, participated in the five-day train-the-trainer program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Tara A. Williamson/Released)

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Kadena chaplain demonstrates courage, evacuates hospital

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Humphrey sings a hymn while leading a church service on Kadena Air Base, April 3, 2012. Humphrey helped evacuate a hospital during his recent deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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Kadena chaplain demonstrates courage, evacuates hospital

U.S. Air Force Chaplain (Capt.) Kevin Humphrey reads from the Bible during a service on Kadena Air Base, April 3, 2012. Humphrey is a recent recipient of the 2011 Air Force Company Grade Officer of the year award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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Kadena hosts first joint service leadership panel for new NCOs

Forty-four recently promoted staff sergeants pose for a group photo after the quarterly NCO induction ceremony on Kadena Air Base, Japan, April 4, 2012. The staff sergeants participated in a seminar prior to the graduation where they attended the base’s first joint service leadership panel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Junko Kinjo/Released)

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Dental Cultural Exchange

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wataru Odomo, a dentist from the 18th Dental Squadron, explains the high-tech dental equipment machine Carestream CS 9300-1, Cone Beam Computed Tomography, to Kadena Air Base's Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers and briefers of new machines at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 27. The 18th Dental Squadron hosted a half-day seminar with the invitation of the Kadena Air Base Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers. The seminar kicked off with a mission brief greeting and a tour of the Dental Clinic facility. During the tour, host nation providers were able to exchange medical ideas and get information about the Kadena Dental Clinic system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Junko Kinjo/Released)

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Dental Cultural Exchange

Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers and the briefers of new machines speak with U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Lydia Bee, dental lab technician, and Red Cross volunteer Ms. Sierra Aguilar at the Acrylic room during a half-day seminar on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 27. The 18th Dental Squadron hosted a half-day seminar with the invitation of the Kadena Air Base Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers. The seminar kicked off with a mission brief greeting and a tour of the Dental Clinic facility. During the tour, host nation providers were able to exchange medical ideas and get information about the Kadena Dental Clinic system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Junko Kinjo/Released)

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Dental Cultural Exchange

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nicholaus Stopfer, 18th Dental Squadron’s Kadena Area Dental Laboratory non-commissioned officer in charge, gives a briefing at the Area Dental Laboratory to the Kadena Air Base's Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers, Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 27. The 18th Dental Squadron hosted a half-day seminar with the invitation of the Kadena Air Base Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers. The seminar kicked off with a mission brief greeting and a tour of the Dental Clinic facility. During the tour, host nation providers were able to exchange medical ideas and get information about the Kadena Dental Clinic system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Junko Kinjo/Released)

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Dental Cultural Exchange

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wataru Odomo, a dentist from the 18th Dental Squadron, holds dental supplies while Dr. Takahiko Tomoyose, from the Tomo Dental Clinic, takes a photo for future reference of his work at the Kadena Dental Clinic March 27. The 18th Dental Squadron hosted a half-day seminar with the invitation of the Kadena Air Base Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers. The seminar kicked off with a mission brief greeting and a tour of the Dental Clinic facility. During the tour, host nation providers were able to exchange medical ideas and get information about the Kadena Dental Clinic system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Junko Kinjo/Released)

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Dental Cultural Exchange

Dr.Takahiko Tomoyose, from the Tomo Dental Clinic, looks at the surgical guide sample during the mission briefing at Kadena Air Base March 27. The 18th Dental Squadron hosted a half-day seminar with the invitation of the Kadena Air Base Okinawa Host Nation Dental Providers. The seminar kicked off with a mission brief greeting and a tour of the Dental Clinic facility. During the tour, host nation providers were able to exchange medical ideas and get information about the Kadena Dental Clinic system. (U.S. Air Force photo by Junko Kinjo/Released)

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Kadena NAF HRO best in Air Force

The 18th Force Support Squadron Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) Human Resources Office team shows pride in being number one in the Air Force on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 27, 2012. The NAF Human Resources Office helps military spouses apply for and get jobs on base and are in charge of the restaurants, clubs on base and even Okuma Recreational Area, Japan, and Bellows Air Station, Hawaii. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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Kadena NAF HRO best in Air Force

Katie Pait (left) and Brianne Peña-Serrano (right), members of the 18th Force Support Squadron Non-Appropriated Funds (NAF) Human Resources Office, go over paper work on Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 27, 2012. The NAF Human Resources Office helps military spouses apply for and get jobs on base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Brooke P. Beers/Released)

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