Operation Sock Drop ’23: Kadena NCOs, SNCOs deliver gifts on Christmas Published Dec. 26, 2023 By Staff Sgt. Gary Hilton 18th Wing Public Affairs KADENA AIE BASE, Japan -- Non-commissioned officers and senior non-commissioned officers worked together to deliver more than 1,600 holiday gift packages for Kadena’s single, unaccompanied Airmen at Kadena Air Base, Dec. 25, 2023. The holiday gifts were carefully crafted, counted and annotated to ensure every Airman residing in Kadena’s dorm residency received a package on Christmas morning.