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Protecting the innocent

A dozen 18th Security Forces Airmen sweep through the courtyard of Kadena Middle School neutralizing hostile forces during a simulated terrorist attack July 30. The unit participated in Pacific Air Forces' High Risk Response Training to improve law enforcement's ability to rapidly respond to terrorist attacks and hostage situations in places such as base schools. The five-day training culminated with a large scale terrorist attack that pitted the students against their well-prepared instructors. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Protecting the innocent

Staff Sgt. Robert Downen, 18th Security Forces Squadron, leads his team up a stairwell inside Kadena Middle School while participating in a five-day Pacific Air Forces high risk response training program July 30. Dozens of security forces Airmen participated in the training designed to improve the unit's ability to rapidly respond to active shooter and other high risk threats similar to the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas, and Columbine High School, Colo. (Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Protecting the innocent

Staff Sgt. Jessie Bishop, Airman 1st Class Philip Sneed and Tech. Sgt. Luis Salcido from the 18th Security Forces Squadron discuss tactics before clearing classrooms at Kadena Middle School July 30. More than a dozen law enforcement Airmen participated in Pacific Air Forces' High Risk Response Training. The five-day offensive counter-terrorism course taught first responders how to respond to situations such as the Fort Hood shootings last year and Columbine High School massacre in 1999. (U.S. Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Two countries, one goal

Senior Airman Nathan Easley, 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron flight medic, secures a litter to the side hull of a C-130 in preparation for a bilateral aerovac exchange with the Japan Air Self Defense Force July 23. Airman Easley and other members of the 18th AES spoke to more than 30 JASDF airmen about their mission, equipment and individual responsibilities as the Air Force's only emergency aeromedical care providers in the Western Pacific. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Command Chief Davis

Chief Master Sgt. James Davis,18th Wing command chief master sergeant, talks with his executive assistant, Tech. Sgt. Jessica Flechsenhaar, in between numerous meetings and basewide events. (Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Command Chief Davis

Chief Master Sgt. James Davis took over the role of 18th Wing command chief master sergeant after he arrive here in May. After six weeks on the job, the chief said he's impressed with scope of Kadena's mission and looks forward to taking care of the people of Team Kadena. (Air Force/Staff Sgt. Jason Lake)
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Local teen sharpens English skills

Ryo Oshiro conducts a head count of customers at the Risner Gym, June 10. Oshiro, who suffers from Marfanoid Hypermobility - a congenital defect syndrome that causes difficulty in using muscles to move parts of the body, belongs to an internship program from Kagamigaoka Special Education School. The local teen wrapped up his four-day internship at the Risner Fitness Center’s information desk June 11. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
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Local teen sharpens English skills

Ryo Oshiro hands out a basketball to a customer at the Risner gym, June 10. Oshiro belongs to an internship program from Kagamigaoka Special Education School. The program offers academic and career counseling for special needs students to become independent and participate in society for life after graduation. Oshiro hopes to attend school in the U.S. to study aerodynamics after graduation. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
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Shogun-Aircraft Controllers

Airmen from the radar approach control section provide air traffic control services to civilian and military aircraft operating in the Okinawa area for Naha airport, Kadena Air Base and Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, June 9. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
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Shogun-Aircraft Controllers

Staff Sgt. Michelle Hanna coordinates with Naha controllers for inbound and outbound aircraft while Tech. Sgt. Warren Allen, controls the aircraft taking off and landing on Kadena, June 9. Both individuals are from the 18th Operations Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
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Shogun-Heavy Cargo

Airman 1st Class Michelle Rives and Airman Paul Pacheco, members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, measure equipment to prevent unwanted movement during transportation at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)
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Shogun-Heavy Cargo

Airman 1st Class Hunter Roden guides A1C Tammy Walbolt as she aligns her fork lift with a cargo pallet at Kadena Air Base, Japan, May 17, 2010. Airmen Roden and Walbolt are members of the 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)
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Shogun-Heavy Cargo

Airman 1st Class Michelle Rives, 18th Logistics Readiness Squadron, performs a cargo in-check on an equipment pallet before flight May 17, Kadena Air Base, Japan. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Christopher Hummel)
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Shogun-Det 3

Tech. Sgt. James Thompson, a Det. 3, U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine lab technician, analyzes samples for the presence of polychlorinated biphenyls, a toxic group of chemicals commonly found in older electrical transformers. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Rey Ramon)
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Shogun-Postal C&I award

Tech. Sgt. Nelson A. Pineda, Detachment 3, Pacific Air Forces Air Postal Squadron, removes pallets of mail while deployed to Joint Base Balad, Iraq. Sergeant Pineda was recognized as the Air Force's Outstanding Postal Service NCO for 2009. (Courtesy photo)
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Kadena engineers pave foundation for higher learning

Airman 1st Class Christopher Webster, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, lays cinder blocks along with a Filipino servicemember as they build an elementary school complex in Northern Luzon, Philippines during Balikatan 2010. Nearly 30 Kadena civil engineers deployed to the Philippines this spring to build two classrooms for the school badly damaged by severe weather. Altogether, U.S. military forces spent $325,000 to build a new healthcare center, build and refurbish old schools and continue construction of a flood wall in the country. (Courtesy photo)
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Kadena engineers pave foundation for higher learning

Staff Sgt. Daniel Harris and Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey Martin, both from 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, cut reinforcing bar for the foundation an elementary school complex in Northern Luzon, Philippines during Balikatan 2010. Nearly 30 Kadena civil engineers deployed to the Philippines this spring to build two classrooms for the school that was badly damaged by severe weather. Altogether, U.S. military forces spent $325,000 to build a new healthcare center, build and refurbish old schools and continue construction of a flood wall in the country. (Courtesy photo)
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Kadena engineers pave foundation for higher learning

Staff Sgt. Alexander Perez, 18th Civil Engineer Squadron, digs out a trench to install plumbing for an elementary school complex in Northern Luzon, Philippines during Balikatan 2010. Nearly 30 Kadena civil engineers deployed to the Philippines to build two classrooms for the school that was badly damaged by severe weather. The team also enhanced the surrounding buildings by installing modern power lines and clearing out a play yard for the students. (Courtesy photo)
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909th ARS SERE

A 33rd Rescue Squadron HH-60 takes with three rescued members of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron after a simulated KC-135 crash at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 25. Members of the 909th ARS spent the afternoon training proper survival and evasion procedures. The training was part of Beverly High 10-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of Kadena Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Grabiec)
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909th ARS SERE

A pararescueman from the 31st Rescue Squadron aids members of the 909th Air Refueling Squadron during a simulated KC-135 crash at Kadena Air Base, Japan, March 25. Members of the 909th ARS spent the afternoon training proper survival and evasion procedures. The training was part of Beverly High 10-02, a Local Operational Readiness Exercise designed to evaluate the readiness of Kadena Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Amanda N. Grabiec)
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