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  • USFJ, 5th AF commander visits Kadena

    Lt. Gen. Sam Angelella, U.S. Forces, Japan, and 5th Air Force commander, recently came to meet with service members throughout Okinawa.During his short trip, General Angelella visited with Kadena Airmen, talked with leadership from sister services island-wide and held a commander's call to all

  • US and ROK Special Operations conduct cutting edge Close Air Support (CAS)

    U.S. Air Force and Republic of Korea Special Operations personnel conducted live-fire close-air-support training at Pilsung Range, Sept. 2-14, 2012. The exercise focused on integrating and advancing U.S. and RoK joint and combined special operations proficiency to conduct close-air-support missions.

  • Officer father takes enlisted daughter to Air Force Ball

    The Air Force Ball is an opportunity to celebrate the Air Force Birthday and this year, one father got to introduce the tradition to his newly enlisted daughter.Maj. Jeffrey Holley, Chief of Strategic Integration for Pacific Air Forces A7K directorate, recently arrived here at his new assignment. He

  • Secretary of Defense visits Yokota

    U. S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta addressed more than 300 joint service members at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Sept. 17, 2012. Panetta visited the base to personally thank service members and to discuss a variety of issues that the U.S. military faces."We're a country that continues to face

  • 10K RuckMarch kicks off CFC

    Nearly 100 service members helped kick off the 51st Combined Federal Campaign with a 10k RuckMarch Sept. 19. The event brought in more than $400 that will go toward Kadena's 2012 goal of $451,000. The money raised will then be donated to more than 2,500 charities supported by CFC."Everybody can have

  • Feature: Charlie, the guy with the backpack

    Charlie, the guy with the backpack, is something of a local figure.He roams the Kunsan nightlife scene with his survival kit backpack, prepared to help however he can, whether it's assisting a fellow Airman home or supergluing a girl's broken heel.Parched? He has water. Bug bitten? He has bugspray

  • 36th Wing provides consistent evac support in Asia-Pacific

    With tsunami threats recently pervading the Asia-Pacific region, the 36th Wing here has been actively exercising its capabilities of providing evacuation support to neighboring bases while simultaneously accommodating some of the largest joint and coalition exercises in the region."This year the