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  • Paralympians share goals, triumphs with Team Kadena

    Among the 85 U.S. Paralympic Track and Field and Swim team athletes training at Kadena Air Base in preparation for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing, five have a special tie to the U.S. military. All five athletes have served in the Armed Forces during their lives, three in the Army, one in the

  • Kadena celebrates women's equality

    Team Kadena recognized Women's Equality Day by holding a photographic exhibit at the Rocker NCO Club Aug. 26. The exhibit highlighted the advances women have made throughout history through informational displays and photographs featuring various female leaders and the contributions they have made

  • Sleep lab team helps PACAF sleep soundly

    A specialized team of three 18th Medical Operations Squadron Airmen work around the clock to help military members and families get a good night's rest. Kadena's very own sleep lab, the only one of its kind in Pacific Air Forces, recently opened its doors to help service members and their families

  • Aero Club instructors earn master certification

    The Kadena Aero Club achieved a new distinction when two of its Okinawan flight instructors were recently awarded their master flight instructor certifications, making them among a select few flight instructors who earn the title. Naoya Tamanaha and Hiroaki Ichikawa both achieved the Master

  • Pilot for a Day program reaches out to boy stricken with illness

    On a Learjet a mere six hours after his birth, this animated and vivacious 15-year-old's mom said she felt it was only appropriate for him to be in a jet again - even if it was only a simulator. Alex Lee was born with congenital heart defects and Down syndrome; his mother, Patrice, said he wasn't

  • Iceman Team dedicates facility to lost comrade

    In 2006 the family, friends and extended military family of explosive ordinance disposal Master Sgt. Brad Clemmons gathered to mourn his death and celebrate his life in a memorial service here. Exactly two years after his life was tragically cut short on Aug. 21, people gathered again for Sergeant

  • Year-long tours bring emphasis to Airmen to study

    While Air Force leaders are studying how much time Airmen spend away from their primary duties, according to the team chief of the Airmen's Time Task Force, Kunsan's mission and transitory workforce made it an obvious choice to visit. Made up of members from the Air Staff, the Air Force Personnel

  • 36th OSS weather flight keeps above the clouds

    When ominous clouds form overhead, it's a safe bet that the forecasters of the 36th Operations Support Squadron's weather flight have the inside scoop on sky-high happenings. A group of 10 Team Andersen Airmen are responsible for taking hourly weather observations which are used to inform the local