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  • DoDEA Pacific announces furlough impacts

    Department of Defense Education Activity, Pacific has released a letter to parents announcing the impacts of the furlough on its staff. Please click HERE to read it.

  • Save the fruit bats! Andersen continues conservation effort

    There's more than just aircraft flying around the base, and with a mere 3-foot wingspan and fur, they set themselves far apart from the jets occupying the flightline here.The Mariana fruit bat, which dwells on Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, is currently listed as a

  • Police Week concludes at Andersen

    Team Andersen finished its National Police Week observance May 17 with a retreat ceremony at the 36th Wing headquarters building here.National Police Week occurs each year during the week of May 15 in recognition of the service and sacrifice of members of U.S. law enforcement agencies. The week was

  • Commando Warrior enhances Pacific security operations

    Thirty-one active duty Air Force, Air National Guard and U.S. Navy members graduated from the basic security operations course May 16 at the Pacific Regional Training Center here.Members of the 736th Security Forces Squadron Commando Warrior Flight operate the PRTC and train frontline defenders from

  • Local banks offer support for upcoming furlough

    Currently, more than 700,000 civilian government employees will be furloughed up to 11 days before the end of the fiscal year, and local banks on Guam are looking to offer financial support for affected civilians.Pentagon Federal Credit Union and Bank of Guam, both of which have branches on Andersen

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for DOD employees

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary

  • Beneficiaries must sign up for TRICARE automatic payment by May 31

    Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card,

  • Grandson of Andersen's architect improves NW field

    In late 1944, a U.S. Army commander and his troops ventured to Guam for an air strip construction mission, enabling B-29 Superfortress' to launch air raids on mainland Japan. The finished product, North Field --now Northwest Field-- is still in use today. Almost 60 years later, Army Capt. Jeffrey

  • 36th MDG recognizes members during National Nurses Week

    Airmen from the 36th Medical Group recognized National Nurses Week here May 6-12 by testing knowledge and skills of nurses and medical technicians. The theme this year was focused on delivering quality and innovation in patient care.National Nurses Week is celebrated every year in honor of Florence