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  • Marines, Navy, AF take part in 3-day surge during Exercise Forager Fury II

    Various units from the U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force came together to exercise their ability to conduct combat operations across the Pacific by participating in a nonstop operations surge Dec. 10 to Dec. 13 on Guam and the nearby island of Tinian.The surge was part of Exercise

  • Airmen in Damayan: Helping from 50-feet above

    Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series featuring the personal experiences of 36th Contingency Response Group Airmen who supported Operation Damayan -- a U.S. humanitarian assistance and disaster relief effort to support the Philippines in the wake of the devastating effects of

  • Operation Christmas Drop delivers relief to typhoon-stricken island

    Airmen participating in Operation Christmas Drop here coordinated with non-governmental organizations and State Department officials in the region to airdrop critical shipments of water and food for 30 workers recovering from damage caused by Typhoon Haiyan on Kayangel Island, part of the Republic

  • 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