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  • Kadena home to enlisted aviator of year

    A staff sergeant assigned to the 390th Intelligence Squadron was named the Air Force's NCO recipient of the 2008 Henry "Red" Erwin Enlisted Aviator of the Year June 12. "It was an honor to even be considered for this award, since there are many other just as, if not more deserving (cryptologic

  • U.S. Air Force, Navy simulate mock aerial combat in Asia-Pacific region

    The 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron took part in their first joint exercise to simulate mock aerial combat with Navy aircraft from the USS George Washington (CVN 73) here June 16. The training mission involved four USS George Washington F/A-18 Hornets and four F-22 Raptors from the 525th EFS,

  • Kadena Commissary wins Best Outreach Award

    The Kadena Commissary is the proud recipient of the 2008 Best Outreach Award in the category of "best outreach to military families and spouses, overseas," awarded by the Defense Commissary Agency. DeCA recognized only seven commissaries worldwide, each for a different category, at the awards

  • Live-Virtual-Constructive operations increase sphere of Northern Edge 2009

    Northern Edge 2009, a joint exercise for units under the U.S. Pacific Command, is the largest military training exercise in Alaska and one of the largest joint-training exercises in the U.S. military. Northern Edge, hosted by Alaskan Command, is so large because of its Live-Virtual-Constructive

  • Alaska's National training treasure JPARC

    Military servicemembers working in the joint military training exercise Northern Edge 2009 have a unique opportunity to train in some of the most diverse environments available in the world. The training conducted in the Joint Pacific Alaskan Range Complex (JPARC) lies among rivers, mountains, and

  • Base, government officials conduct emergency management exercise

    More than 100 representatives from Yokota Air Base, the North Kanto Defense Bureau and the city governments of Tokyo and Fussa, conducted their first-ever table-top exercise June 16 to plan a coordinated response to a major aircraft accident in the local area. The exercise, based on a simulated U.S.

  • Laos, Thailand, U.S. officials host disease surveillance workshop

    In a cooperative effort to improve their ability to detect, respond to, and contain infectious diseases in the Asia-Pacific region, medical experts from Laos, Thailand and the United States participated in a four-day disease surveillance workshop in Laos June 6-9. The conference was hosted by the