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  • Sparky the Fire Dog gets promoted

    Few Air Force promotions have taken longer than this one . . . but after 23 years of service to Kadena Air Base, Sparky the Fire Dog is now a non-commissioned officer. "By the power vested in me as authorized by the 18th Wing commander, we are hereby STEP promoting you to the rank of staff

  • Wanted: Energy Vampire Slayers

    There is no better time than October -- Energy Awareness Month -- to talk about vampires. We all have "energy vampires" lurking throughout our homes and offices, and there is never a bad time to pull the plug on these phantom culprits. An energy vampire, or a phantom load, is the energy draw by

  • U.S., Japanese forces attend anti-terrorism course

    More than 40 military and civilian personnel from around the Kanto Plain attended an Anti-Terrorism Level II training seminar at the Taiyo Community Center here Sept. 27- Oct. 1.The training was a five day seminar focused on anti-terrorism and force protection planning."We [train] to ensure that

  • Airman tops local bodybuilding competition

    Shawn Wolfe won big at the Anchorage Bodybuilding Fitness and Figure's 22nd Annual Anchorage Professional/Amateur Natural Bodybuilding Championships Oct. 3. Wolfe, an Air Force master sergeant with the 611th Air Support Squadron, won both the lightweight division and the overall male category. "It

  • Jay Leno headlines at Buckner Physical Fitness Center

    Arguably the world's most famous comedian, NBC's "Tonight Show" host Jay Leno will perform a free show for troops and military family members Saturday at the Buckner Physical Fitness Center.The doors open at 7 p.m., with the performance set to begin at 7:30. Tickets were distributed to unit

  • Historically significant fighter squadron comes home to Hickam

    The 19th Fighter Squadron came home to Hickam during a realignment and assumption of command ceremony Oct. 4 at the Hawaii National Guard's Hangar 3400.Located in Alaska at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson since Jan. 1, 1994, the relocation to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam marks a generational shift

  • C-17s vital to aeromedical community in Pacific

    Each C-17 Globemaster III flight out of Hickam in which tons of cargo are loaded, delivered and off loaded to a customer in some corner of the Pacific, deserves the crew's undivided attention to detail. However, when the cargo is a servicemember clinging to life, the crew's awareness can become even

  • Domestic violence is more than physical abuse

    Domestic violence is one of the most prominent forms of violence in the world, according to The American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic Violence . . . it's also been identified as a significant problem here at Kadena. Kadena receives the highest amount of domestic violence referrals in