22 Jul 2019

Andersen remembers the Six

Leadership from Andersen Air Force base and Naval Base Guam along with service members assigned to Guam attends the RAIDR 21 memorial to commemorate the six fallen Airmen who passed away during a flyover for Guam's Liberation Day in 2008.

17 Jul 2019

B-52s rotate in the Indo-Pacific

B-52 Stratofortress bombers from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, deployed from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, park on a flightline July 12, 2019, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A new rotation of aircrews, maintenance personnel and aircraft assigned to the 69th EBS arrived on Guam to replace the 23rd EBS in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command’s continuous bomber presence mission. Since March 2004, Andersen has hosted the bomber mission designed to enhance regional security and provide reassurance to allies and partners the United States is capable of defending its national security interests in the Indo-Pacific region. The Airmen arriving from the 69th EBS will be on Guam to conduct CBP operations and training.

13 May 2019

2018 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

2018 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

12 May 2019

GVB teams up with DPW and military volunteers for Median Improvement Project

The Guam Visitors Bureau has teamed up with the Department of Public Works and volunteers from the Andersen Air Force Base Sister Village Program to water blast and paint medians as part of efforts to beautify and improve traffic safety in Tumon.

7 May 2019

CNMI signs $21.9M 40 year lease with US DOD

The Commonwealth Ports Authority, Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands government and the U.S. Department of Defense finalized and signed a 40-year lease agreement worth $21.9 million for the U.S. Air Force’s divert airfield May 3, 2019.

1 May 2019

Saipan native returns home, supports typhoon exercise

Being stationed overseas in a foreign country is quite an adventure, but for some Airmen, home is always where the heart is. This phenomenon can be especially understandable when growing up on a small tropical island. Senior Airman Mark Abrihan, was born and raised in Saipan, part of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

12 Apr 2019

DOD Official: Updated Transgender Policy Based on Treating All With Dignity

Updates to the Defense Department’s transgender policy now take effect, and defense officials stressed the policy is anchored in the core value of treating all service members with dignity and respect.

6 Apr 2019

Andersen Air Force Base drinking water continues to be safe

Andersen AFB used Pool Time chlorination tabs to sanitize a half million gallon drinking water tank that serviced the facilities on North West Field; however, Guam Environmental Protection Agency classifies Pool Time chlorination tabs a pesticide and when this became known, the use of these tabs was immediately ceased. Although Andersen Air Force Base received the notices of violation for the Northwest Field water tank, at no time was the water deemed unsafe to drink, and both Guam EPA and Andersen Air Force Base concluded that it is very unlikely that the use of the Pool Time chlorination tabs resulted in any adverse health effects.

28 Mar 2019

23rd EBS brings bomber support to Diamond Shield 2019

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, participated in Diamond Shield 2019 at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin, Australia, March 18, 2019.

6 Mar 2019

COPE North 19 Alliance demonstrates combat airpower

Aircraft from the U.S., Australia and Japan participate in a COPE North 2019 airpower demonstration near Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 6, 2019. CN19 is a long-standing, multilateral exercise designed to enhance air operations amongst partner nations and includes humanitarian assistance and disaster relief airlift operations, as well as large-force employment. Approximately 2,000 U.S. Airmen, Marines and Sailors participated alongside approximately 800 Royal Australian air force and Koku-Jieitai (Japan Air Self Defense Force) members during the exercise.