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  • Kadena observes Days of Remembrance

    Candles illuminated the base chapel May 2 in honor of the 10 million lives extinguished by anti-Semitism and hatred during World War II. Military and civilian members from around the base attended the Days of Remembrance memorial ceremony to pay tribute to the lives of the Jewish people and other

  • Shoguns train with NVGs to see through the night

    Two new courses will essentially give selected Kadena Airmen the ability to see in the dark. The 18th Aerospace Medicine Squadron physiological training flight will train Airmen who maintain and inspect aircrew flight equipment and 18th Security Forces members in the proper use of night-vision

  • Misawa pilots honored for 'most meritorious flight'

    Fighting through Afghanistan's windstorms with the help of night vision goggles, the pilots executed their plan with precision. They were only minutes away from terminating the mission and diverting to an emergency airfield before finally releasing more than a dozen GBU-38s in 25 seconds. "The

  • Misawa Services Squadron best in PACAF

    Recognized recently as an award-winning squadron for a base in its class, the 35th Services Squadron brings home Pacific Air Forces' Major General Eugene L. Eubank Award for 2008. The announcement was made in February and started a chain reaction which led to the visit of a team of evaluators who

  • ROK F-15Ks participate in first exercise with USAF F-16s

    Members of the 8th Fighter Wing and the Republic of Korea Air Force's 122nd Fighter Squadron from Daegu Air Base, participated in a three-day Buddy Wing exercise here April 30 through May 2. This is the first time ROK F-15Ks have participated in a Buddy Wing exercise with U.S. Air Force F-16s. The