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  • Airmen asked to participate in DOD anti-tobacco video competition

    The Department of Defense, Health Affairs, has recently announced a new countermarketing video competition that aims to target tobacco as an enemy of the military that degrades service members' health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition entitled, "Fight the Enemy,"

  • Kadena pilots turn and burn on Andersen

    More than 300 Airmen and 18 F-15C Eagles from the 67th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron at Kadena Air Base, Japan, deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, for an exercise that will develop bolster the squadron's expeditionary skills.The Aviation Training Relocation Program increases the operational

  • Exercise Beverly Palm 13-5 to begin Sept. 9

    Operational Readiness Exercise Beverly Palm 13-5, a base-wide exercise testing the wing's ability to perform its wartime mission, kicks off Sept. 9-12 on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. According to the 36th Wing Inspector General's office, the organization tasked with evaluating the exercise, an ORE

  • Deployed Minot maintainers head home

    Maintainers supporting the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron deployed from Minot Air Force Base, N.D., in support of the continuous bomber presence in the Pacific are scheduled to return home at the end of the month after a successful deployment here. The CBP is an ongoing U.S. Pacific Command

  • Back to school safety

    Summer is drawing to a close and that means back to school for the children and parents assigned to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. The 36th Wing Safety Office and local school officials have released safety tips precautions motorists and pedestrians alike should follow to keep students safe during

  • Guam DODEA schools to host orientations for students, parents

    Guam Department of Defense Education Activity schools are hosting school orientation events beginning Aug. 13 to give parents and students a chance to see the programs and facilities before the school year begins.Each orientation session is expected to last approximately one to two hours, including

  • 5-day school furlough canceled

    More than 2,500 Department of Defense Education Activity students on Guam are no longer in jeopardy of missing five school days due to Department of Defense-imposed furloughs. The school furlough would have affected approximately 220 teachers from the four DoDEA schools and another 83 people in

  • Andersen's Airmen approach high-risk activities by the book

    Guam offers Andersen Airmen a wide range of activities due to its location and year-round tropical weather. However, many activities-- while not prohibited-- pose inherent danger to participants.According to safety representatives, extreme sports such as bungee jumping, parasailing and skydiving