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  • Members from the 36th Wing Staff Agencies hosted a tour for members with Mañelu, a Guam nonprofit organization that provides mentoring and empowering programs for youth and families, to teach them about Operation Christmas Drop.

    Inspiring the youth of Guam; Mañelu tour of Operation Christmas

    Members from the 36th Wing Staff Agencies hosted a tour for members with Mañelu, a Guam nonprofit organization that provides mentoring and empowering programs for youth and families, to teach them about Operation Christmas Drop
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    70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop kicks off Dec. 6 in Guam

    U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 6, 2021. Operation Christmas Drop, or OCD, is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
  • U.S. Air Force Security Forces Airmen take part in the run portion of a physical fitness test as the opening day of the Air Education and Training Command Defender Challenge team tryout at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Jan. 27, 2020. The five-day selection camp includes a physical fitness test, M-9 and M-4 weapons firing, the alpha warrior obstacle course, a ruck march and also includes a military working dog tryout as well. A total of 27 Airmen, including five MWD handlers and their canine partners, were invited to tryout for the team. The seven selectees to the AETC team will represent the First Command at the career field’s world-wide competition that will be held at JBSA-Camp Bullis in May 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)

    Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts

    After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen from 23 installations.
  • Graphic image of the 2021 Operation Christmas Drop patch

    PACAF, partner nations deliver critical supplies during 70th Annual Operation Christmas Drop

    U.S. and partner nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec.5.
  • Members from the 36th Medical Group participate in the 36th Wing 1st Annual Health Fair at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 18, 2021.

    Andersen hosts 1st Annual Health Fair

    Members from the 36th Medical Group participate in the 36th Wing 1st Annual Health Fair at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Nov. 18, 2021. The Health Fair focused on Preventative Health Screening and Wellness. Medical professionals were on hand to inform service members and their families on the services and programs available to them.
  • A U.S. Soldier with America’s I Corps sets up and tests a new, early entry command post concept aboard a C-17 Globemaster III while flying in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility during Exercise Rainier War 21B Nov. 9, 2021. I Corps deployment and redeployment efforts from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, included ensuring uninterrupted communication capabilities, even while in flight, aboard a C-17 Globemaster III. Rainier War 21B exercised and evaluated the 62nd Airlift Wing’s ability to employ the force and their ability to perform during wartime and contingency taskings in a high-intensity, wartime contested, degraded and operationally limited environment while supporting the contingency operations against a near-peer adversary in the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rachel Williams)

    62nd AW enables America’s I Corps’ communication capes

    U.S. Soldiers with I Corps set up and test a new, early entry command post concept aboard a C-17
  • Jemimah Nelson, a project assistant and facilitator with Mañe'lu, speaks with U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Lijie Lu, budget analysis with 36th Comptroller Squadron, and U.S. Air Force A1C Joshua Thompson, a budget analysis with 36 CPTS, during a volunteer event at Toto Garden, Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Nov. 18th, 2021. The two Airmen from 36 CPTS volunteered through Andersen Air Force Base’s Sister Village Sister Squadron program and joined the children with Mañe'lu to decorate boxes that will be used during Operation Christmas Drop with donated supplies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubree Owens)

    Airmen and Mañe'lu children decorate boxes for OCD

    Children with Mañe'lu and Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, draw and write messages on a box during a volunteer event at Toto Garden, Mongmong-Toto-Maite, Nov. 18th, 2021. The two Airmen from 36 CPTS volunteered through Andersen Air Force Base’s Sister Village Sister Squadron program and joined the children with Mañe'lu to decorate boxes that will be used during Operation Christmas Drop with donated supplies.
  • U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane, commander of the 36th Wing, and U.S. Army Col. Matthew Dalton, commander of the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, receive a brief during Operation Iron Island at Site Armadillo, Nov. 17, 2021.

    Gen. Sloane visits Iron Dome

    U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy Sloane, commander of the 36th Wing, meets with U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 38th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, during Operation Iron Island at Site Armadillo, Nov. 17, 2021. The purpose of Operation Iron Island is to test the Iron Dome, an effective, truck-towed, multi-mission mobile air defense system developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The system was deployed by the Israeli Air Force in March 2011 to defend against rockets and short range missiles.
  • Firefighters standing around listening to one of them talking.

    Andersen leadership participates in fire training

    U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Short, assigned to the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, prepares
  • Airmen sitting on the grass through the view of a window

    Airmen complete Dragon Forge 2021

    Airmen assigned to the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, take a break after completing Exercise
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