Operation Christmas Drop supplies islands with bundles of joy

The men and women from Team Andersen and Yokota Air Base, Japan, dropped its last bundle of joy Dec. 13 to the Micronesian Islands as Operation Christmas Drop came to an end just in time for the holiday season.What started as a small crew packing what they could in a small canister and dropping it

Team Andersen receives a lesson on spiritual resilience

Members of Team Andersen recieve a lesson on spiritual resilience from Dr. Ravi Zacharias Dec. 11,2014, at the Coral Reef Fitness Center at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

Andersen kicks holiday season off with annual Rota Walk event

More than 300 military members and civilians attended the annual Rota Walk Dec. 13, 2014, at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The event is held each December to showcase holiday decorations on Rota Drive in base housing. 

Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders visits Team Andersen

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

Santa brings holiday cheer to Andersen

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