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  • Operation Linebacker II: Team Andersen pays tribute to fallen heroes

    Andersen Airmen attended the annual Operation Linebacker II remembrance ceremony at the Arc Light Memorial Park here Dec. 13 to honor Airmen who gave their lives in support of the Vietnam War.Operation Linebacker II, also referred to as the "11-Day War," took place from Dec. 18 - Dec. 29, 1972.

  • 62nd Christmas Drop provides cheer, aid to Pacific Islands

    Two C-130 Hercules aircraft took off from the flightline here Dec. 11 and dropped packaged goods to islands in the Pacific as part of this year's Operation Christmas Drop.Every December, C-130 Hercules aircrews from the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, partner with the 36th Wing here to

  • Spirit of giving broadens during 62nd Operation Christmas Drop

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -- More than 200 Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Yokota Air Base, Japan, joined with community members from Guam and Micronesia to celebrate the 2013 Operation Christmas Drop opening ceremony here Dec. 10.The event marked the official start of Pacific Air

  • First Sergeants help those in need

    Andersen first sergeants maintain the First Sergeants Food Locker to Airmen, dependents and civilians associated with Andersen Air Force Base. The first sergeants collaborated to develop the food locker for those struggling to fill their pantries during the U.S. government shutdown in October. The

  • HSC-25 Det 1, Det 6 return from deployment

    U.S. Navy Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 Detachment 1 and Detachment 6 returned here Nov. 9 after completing a seven-month and a nine-month deployment, respectively.HSC-25, the U.S. Navy's only forward deployed MH-60S Seahawk expeditionary squadron, is tasked to support search and rescue and

  • Operation Christmas Drop continues as Pacific tradition

    Base volunteers will team up with Yokota Air Base, Japan, Airmen to conduct humanitarian airdrops over the remote islands of Micronesia in the Western Pacific this week.Volunteers here have been spreading the holiday cheer to surrounding islands since December 1952. OCD is the longest running

  • Cinderella’s Closet turns ‘stressed’ into ‘dressed’

    Looking to go to a fancy event, but don't have a fairy godmother or mice to sew a beautiful gown?Volunteers at the Andersen Cinderella's Closet, located in the Spouse House, on 1958-B Guadalcanal drive in base housing, fill in for the fairy godmother by providing Airmen and family members with a

  • Base Sexual Assault Response coordinator finds her calling

    A young girl coming from a family of military service dreamed of being a super hero. More than anything, she wanted to help humankind and save the world. "I definitely wanted, in some capacity, to serve humanity whether in the Air Force or working with the United Nations," said 1st Lt. Diana Wong,

  • Upholding traditions: ALS, shirts play ball

    To uphold one of Air Forces oldest Airman Leadership School traditions, students here played volleyball with 36th Wing first sergeants Dec. 2 at the Coral Reef Fitness Center. The first sergeants defeated the ALS students, 3-1 sets.