Shaping the Future from the Forward Edge Published Sept. 15, 2021 By 36th Wing Command Team ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- Team Andersen, This week we honor National POW/MIA Recognition Day on September 17th and celebrate the United States Air Force’s 74th Birthday on the 18th. Please join your fellow wingmen in celebrating our heritage and remembering the great pioneers who sacrificed and led the way in creating the greatest air power the world has ever seen. As we honor and celebrate our past 74 years, the 36th Wing Command Team wants to take this time to thank each and every one of you. Thank you for your unwavering commitment to the United States and to the American people. Today, Team Andersen delivers airpower, expands combat capability, and strengthens partnerships from the Forward Edge of the Indo-Pacific…all the while advancing our current fight against the coronavirus. Your efforts over a summer of joint operations and exercises has been felt, noticed, and appreciated. The success of these events was largely carried on your shoulders each and every day. In celebration of our 74th Birthday and in recognition of a job well done, this Friday, 17 September, will be a 36th Wing Down Day. Please take this time to reflect on our common history as Airmen, and enjoy some well-deserved rest and recovery (Units will manage as needed to ensure essential functions continue). Additionally, as we celebrate our heritage let us never forget our Team Andersen Airmen who are still missing in action. June 18th 1965, Arc Light I Maj James Monroe Gehrig Captain Tyrell G. Lowry Captain Robert A. Armond Captain Frank P. Watson First Lieutenant James A. Marshall Master Sergeant Harold J. Roberts Jr Technical Sergeant William E. Neville June 7th 1967, Arc Light Major General William J. Crumm Captain David F. Bitten-Bender Master Sergeant Olen Mclaughlin December 18th 1972, Linebacker II Major John F. Stuart Captain Thomas W. Bennet, Jr. Master Sergeant Arthur V. Mclaughlin Prisoner Of War-Missing In Action Major Frank A. Gould Prisoner Of War-Died In Captivity Lieutenant Colonel Keith R. Heggen Sincerely, Brig Gen Sloane Col Aragon CMSgt Payne