18 August 2016 COMPACAF Visits Kadena: O’Shaughnessy Shares Expectations, Discusses Challenges KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan -- The Pacific Air Forces commander and command chief visited Team Kadena for three days to gain a better understanding of unit readiness, quality of life and Air Force operations on the island.During his first visit to the ”Keystone of the Pacific,” Gen. Terrence J...
18 August 2016 Vice Adm. Bono Visits Okinawa Military Hospitals, Attends Commanders' Forum KADENA AIR BASE, Okinawa, Japan -- Vice Adm. Raquel Bono, Defense Health Agency director, visited military treatment facilities throughout Okinawa, Aug. 14-17.“We’re here primarily to meet with the commanders who are running the MTFs in the Pacific area, and particularly, to ensure they know about...
01 August 2016 Joint Operations Seize the Day KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- What began as another calm and quiet summer day on a small island in the Pacific instantly turned into a vortex of dust and a thunderous bedlam of Osprey engines. Marine Corps riflemen stormed the area, neutralized multiple hostiles, and captured a landing strip for...
13 January 2017 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit Avionics Airmen Keep F-15s Ready KADENA, OKINAWA, Japan -- Air Force avionics technicians are experts when it comes to the electronic systems of the Air Force’s many different aircraft.Airmen from the 67th Aircraft Maintenance Unit specialize in the systems of the F-15 Eagle.“The work they’re doing is quite impressive,” said Master...
12 September 2016 320th Special Tactics Squadron and Reconnaissance Marines seize Wake Island Airfield KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- Standing at the edge of the open ramp on an MC-130J Commando II, 13,000 feet above their target with the cold wind whipping through the aircraft, they wait for the green light and the aircraft’s loadmaster to give the go sign allowing them to jump from the ramp and...
30 January 2017 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Blasts Off KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- United States Marines from 5th Battalion, 11th Marines, from Camp Pendleton, California, are deployed to Camp Hansen, Okinawa, and trained with 17th Special Operations Squadron members by loading a high mobility artillery rocket system Jan. 23.The HIMAR system is a...
30 August 2016 Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Visits Kadena KADNEA AIR BASE, Japan -- Command Sgt. Maj. John W. Troxell, senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke with members of Team Kadena about leadership, jobs and how they form integral parts of the military.“Thirty-four years the Army has kept me around, McDonalds...
12 August 2016 Innovative Warfighters KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program isn’t widely known, even within the maintenance community. If an everyday back shop is incapable of fixing an item, that’s where AFREP comes in. Members of the AFREP shop are trained on micro–soldering, allowing them to work on parts...
18 July 2016 Quality Assurance Airmen Ensure Cargo Aircraft Are Mission Ready KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) -- Aircraft maintainers hold themselves to a high standard when performing their daily duties, because they know one mistake could lead to devastating consequences.Kadena Air Base is home to six different airframes and a partner unit that hosts two additional airframes...
27 July 2016 Kadena's Cargo Deployment Function Handles Deployment Cargo KADENA AIR BASE, Japan -- The Cargo Deployment Function is always ready to support any operation at any time, near and far, at a moment’s notice.Kadena’s CDF is the middle man for all cargo leaving the 18th Wing in support of operations around the world.“We support Kadena's mission of counter air,...