Articles

  • Discovery Day kicks-off sister village relationship

    Members of the 644th Combat Communications Squadron showcased some of their capabilities and equipment during the Discovery Day festival in the village of Umatac, Guam, as part of the Sister Village Program March 2. The Sister Village Program partners a squadron from Andersen Air Force Base with a

  • Sequestration to affect DOD schools, commissaries

    Civilian personnel at Department of Defense Education Activity schools and the Defense Commissary Agency will be affected by sequestration, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here today.The department will struggle to ensure DODEA -- which serves 84,000 students at 194 schools -- maintains

  • Team Andersen Airmen selected for promotion

    Eight Team Andersen Airmen were among the more than 1,360 master sergeants out of 12,834 eligible, selected for promotion to senior master sergeant Feb. 28.With a selection rate of 10.59 percent, the average overall score for those selected was 673.11. Selectees' average time in grade is 4.02 years

  • 736th SFS named PACAF Outstanding Small Unit

    Pacific Air Forces officials recently announced the 736th Security Forces Squadron as the command's outstanding small security forces unit in 2012. The 736th SFS is recognized for their ability to provide a rapidly-deployable, integrated defense capability for expeditionary Airmen to deploy

  • Army, Navy train to save lives downrange

    Guam Army National Guard Soldiers and members of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 25 trained together on combat lifesaving skills and search and rescue at Andersen South, Feb. 19. This is the first time the Guam Army National Guard and HSC-25 had large-scale coordination and trained together

  • SecAF discusses sequestration impacts at AFA

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley addressed more than 500 men and women on the final day of the Air Force Association's 29th Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exposition Feb. 22 here.During his address, Donley spoke about several issues that are on the Air Force's radar, including budget

  • 36th LRS earns best fuels flight in PACAF

    The 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight won the American Petroleum Institute Award for best fuels flight in Pacific Air Forces for 2012. "Winning this award goes to show that the flight's hard work paid off," said Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Dollard, 36th LRS Fuels Management

  • 2012 climate survey shows overall satisfaction with jobs, leaders

    More than 163,000 Airmen voiced their opinions in the online Air Force Climate Survey conducted May 11 - June 22, with results indicating Airmen are satisfied with unit performance and trust their leaders, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Conducted every two years, the climate survey