Representative Kahele and Delegate Staffer Winkler visit Andersen as part of an island-wide tour of the military operations

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane, 36th Wing commander, left, speaks with U.S. Representative Kaialiʻi Kahele, during Kahele’s visit to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 11, 2021. Congressman Kahele serves on two House committees, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation, and the Armed Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. defense policy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Heal)

Representative Kahele and Delegate Staffer Winkler visit Andersen as part of an island-wide tour of the military operations

U.S. Representative Kaialiʻi Kahele looks out the window during a bus tour of the flight line at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 11, 2021. Congressman Kahele serves on two House committees, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation, and the Armed Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. defense policy. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Heal)

Representative Kahele and Delegate Staffer Winkler visit Andersen as part of an island-wide tour of the military operations

Congressional Delegate Staffer Robert Winkler, right, speaks with Lt. Col. Christopher Denzer, deputy commander assigned to the 36th Contingency Group, about the alternate runway located at Northwest Field, Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 10, 2021. Winkler visited Guam to see the daily military operations of both Andersen AFB and Naval Base Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Heal)

Representative Kahele and Delegate Staffer Winkler visit Andersen as part of an island-wide tour of the military operations

U.S. Representative Kaialiʻi Kahele, left, speaks with U.S. Army 1st Lt. Nathan Pernot, assigned to Task Force Talon, about the capabilities of Terminal High Altitude Area Defense at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Aug. 11, 2021. Congressman Kahele visited Guam to see the daily military operations of both Andersen AFB and Naval Base Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Heal)

Representative Kahele and Delegate Staffer Winkler visit Andersen as part of an island-wide tour of the military operations

Published Aug. 20, 2021
By Senior Airman Zachary Heal
36th Wing Public Affairs

ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam --

Representative Kaiali’i Kahele visited Andersen Air Force Base as part of a tour of the military operations on Guam, Aug. 11, 2021.

During his short time on Andersen, Kahele spoke with U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jeremy T. Sloane, 36th Wing commander, as well as some other key leaders on base and heard first-hand some of the positive things happening at Andersen. He also spoke with military members at Andersen about some of the quality of life needs and areas of improvement for the base.

Congressman Kahele is serving his first term in congress, representing Hawaii’s 2^nd Congressional District. Kahele serves on two House of Representatives committees, the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which has jurisdiction over all modes of transportation, and the Armed Services Committee, which has jurisdiction over U.S. defense policy.

Congressional Delegate Staffer Robert Winkler also visited Andersen and took a tour of the installation on Aug. 10, 2021. Winkler spoke with Sloane to discuss the mission of Andersen and ongoing projects on base, and saw some of these projects first-hand during his tour of the installation.

Winkler is a professional staff member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and serves as the staff lead for the AirLand Subcommittee. The subcommittee is responsible for Army and Air Force planning as operations policy and programs. In addition, he is the lead professional staff member for all Department of Defense Fixed-wing aviation operations and programs.