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  • 18th Wing, Okinawa City formalize fire department cooperation

    When it comes to saving lives and protecting property, U.S. and Okinawan firefighters speak only one language. That was the underlying message today as Kadena Air Base officials joined with Okinawa City leaders to sign a memorandum of understanding to formalize cooperation between the two fire

  • Wolf Pack Airmen's fitness goes mobile with TRX suspension training

    Wolf Pack Airmen now have a new portable tool in their fitness arsenal that they can use anytime, anywhere.Total Resistance Exercise is a mobile fitness system that uses a suspense harness and your own body weight to workout."Suspension training is a revolutionary method of leveraged body weight

  • Kunsan Airmen test against new Air Force PT standards

    The first group of 8th Fighter Wing Airmen was tested against the new Air Force physical training test scoring standards here July 1.Thirty-six Airmen were scheduled July 1 to complete the 1.5-mile run, abdominal circumference measurement, pushups and sit-ups that are now worth 60, 20, 10 and 10

  • RIMPAC 2010 USAF Airmen prepare for international maritime exercise

    The 613th Air and Space Operations Center here will serve as the central hub for data and voice communications during the biennial Rim of the Pacific exercise, June 23 through August 1. The state-of-the-art facility will enable a multinational team to provide command and control of air and space

  • Lt. Gen. Rice visits Kadena one last time as USFJ, 5th AF commander

    The commander of U.S. Forces Japan and Fifth Air Force, Lt. Gen. Edward Rice Jr., and his wife, Teresa, visited Kadena Air Base as part of the couple's final tour of Okinawa before they leave to take the helm of Air Education and Training Command.Their visit to Kadena focused on people, as evidenced

  • Wing safety office ensures compliance as Team Andersen's wingmen

    When it comes to the mission at hand, Team Andersen Airmen, civilians and contractors must comply with all safety measures so objectives can be accomplished in a risk-free and efficient manner.The 36th Wing safety office works diligently to provide up-to-date information to Team Andersen members and

  • 480th ISR wins Gen. George C. Kenney 'lessons learned' award

     The commander of the 480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing announced that the wing's Sentinel Focus Project Team was named June 18 as the winner of the Gen. George C. Kenney Air Force Lessons Learned Award."This is a great honor for the Airmen in the 480th ISR Wing and a