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  • Holiday cheer en route to an island not near you

    Military personnel, civic leaders and leadership throughout the Micronesian area of the Pacific gathered here to officially perform a push ceremony for the 63rd annual Operation Christmas Drop Dec. 9.The push ceremony marks the beginning of the annual humanitarian airlift mission that supplies

  • Team Andersen hosts annual Operation Christmas Drop Push Ceremony

    Thousands of islanders on more than 50 Pacific islands will soon see hundreds of crates containing humanitarian aid and presents parachuting near their homes as Operation Christmas Drop marks its 63rd consecutive year.Andersen Air Force Base kicks off the event in conjunction with C-130 Hercules

  • Hickam Airmen exercise Rapid Raptor in Guam

    Airmen from the 15th and 154th Wings at Joint Base Pearl-Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, exercised the newest approach to fighter employment Nov. 20-24 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.Rapid Raptor, which is still in the proof-of-concept phase, uses at least one C-17 to swiftly move, refuel and rearm a

  • Team Andersen holds tree lighting ceremony

    Team Andersen held an annual tree lighting ceremony, Dec. 1, 2014, to bring families together during the holiday season at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Amanda Morris/Released.)

  • 36th SFS NCO lives hoop dreams

    "Ever since I was in diapers, I've always had a basketball in my hand, I always knew I wanted to play," Staff Sgt. Ollie Bradley said, looking out over the Coral Reef Fitness Center Gym one recent afternoon. "I never knew that I'd be living my dream playing basketball and serving my country, doing

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of

  • Globetrotters electrify Andersen

     The Coral Reef Fitness Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, was filled with a roaring crowd, excitement and hundreds of smiles as the Harlem Globetrotters put on a show Dec. 1.For the first time in three years, the world famous traveling basketball exhibition team captivated Team Andersen with

  • Team Andersen's Best: AWS2 Thomas Frawley

    AWS2 Thomas Frawley, Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron two five, search and rescue petty officer, is HSC-25's search and rescue program manager responsible for training all the recuse swimmers at the command. He is very active with the community and is currently working with IBIKE, a non-profit