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  • COMPACAF visits Kadena

    General Gary North, Pacific Air Forces commander, attended the Kadena Special Olympics Nov. 6, and before he left, shared some key messages for Kadena's Airmen .The general spoke about the magnitude of Kadena Special Olympics, Kadena's partnership with the Okinawan people, the importance of

  • Military supports the U.S. Science Foundation in Antarctica

    Air Force Lt. Col. Ed "Hertz" Vaughan is spending 50 days in colder conditions than most will ever experience to promote scientific research.Vaughan -- commander of McMurdo Detachment 1 and deputy commander of the 13th Air Expeditionary Group, Joint Task Force Support Forces Antarctica -- is braving

  • 'Vampire Bats' arrive in Hokkaido for Aviation Training Relocation

    The first six of 12 F-15 Eagles arrived at the northern Japan Air Self Defense Force base of Chitose today to kick off an Aviation Training Relocation.Tech. Sgt. Mike Tateishi was on hand to capture the first images of the event and the crowd of JASDF Airmen and Japanese media members who were there

  • Three Kadena EOD techs awarded Bronze Stars

    Three explosive ordnance disposal technicians from Kadena's 18th Civil Engineer Squadron were presented Bronze Star Medals Nov. 5 at the Rocker NCO Club for their actions while deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan earlier this year. Additionally, another 18th CES EOD technician was awarded the Defense

  • Kadena Special Olympics creates bond for new Airman

    The excitement at Kadena Air Base's Risner Fitness Complex peaked Nov. 6 as the 837 athletes participating in the Kadena Special Olympics took the field. There weren't many more excited than one Airman from the 18th Munitions Squadron.Airman 1st Class Matthew Renfro, originally from Spokane, Wash.,

  • Yokota's Samurai Surge

    Seven C-130 Hercules aircraft took off as part of a "Samurai Surge" exercise here Nov. 4."Launching the Fleet" is an operation that occurs when a base launches as many aircraft available on the ramp simultaneously, known locally as "Samurai Surge.""The C-130's here at Yokota Air Base are the only

  • Airmen assist in transfer of patients to new Misawa City hospital

    Members of the 35th Medical Group at Misawa Air Base, Japan, teamed up with the Misawa City Fire Department and Japan Air Self-Defense Force to transfer Misawa City Hospital patients to a new downtown treatment facility, Nov. 5.During the transfer, more than 80 patients, 15 of whom were critical