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  • Top of the Rock series: 'High Tides' an Air Force tradition

    Are you here on temporary duty assignment? Don't have a vehicle or don't feel like going all the way downtown to have a fun weekend? Well, the 36th Force Support Squadron has a place for you.High Tides, Andersen AFB's enlisted club, offers enlisted service members a place to get together and have

  • Dental Airmen educate base children on oral hygiene

    Members of the 36th Medical Operations Squadron Dental Flight educated children on oral hygiene at Andersen Elementary School in mid-February.The dental flight provided small group presentations about the importance of dental care to more than 800 children at the school. The presentations occurred

  • Air Force units help recover diverted Navy aircraft on Rota

    Team Andersen Airmen, along with Airmen from units in support of Cope North 13, transported an R-11 refueling truck on a C-130 Hercules aircraft from here to Rota Island, Feb. 13, to recover a Navy F/A-18 Hornet that diverted there due to weather a day prior.With the combined effort of Airmen from

  • PACAF command chief addresses Andersen Airmen

    The Pacific Air Forces command chief spoke to Airmen during an enlisted call here Feb. 12.During the enlisted call, PACAF Command Chief Master Sgt. Steve McDonald discussed several topics, beginning with the Air Force's Comprehensive Airman Fitness initiative, which seeks to give Airmen the skills

  • AF implements enlisted date of separation rollback

    The Air Force will implement the enlisted date of separation rollback program this fiscal year, in addition to several voluntary force management programs that were announced Feb. 5, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.The rollback will accelerate the date of separation for senior master

  • Welsh: Sequestration will 'undermine' readiness

    Unprecedented budget factors have placed the nation's defense strategy in jeopardy, senior Department of Defense leaders told the Senate Armed Services Committee Feb. 12.During his opening remarks, the chief of staff of the Air Force stressed the severity of the current fiscal

  • Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force attend Andersen's leadership school

    For the first time ever, service members from Air Force, Navy and Coast Guard attend the Airman Leadership School scheduled to graduate Feb. 19.This is the first class in Andersen ALS history with a Coast Guard student, and the second class with Navy participation. ALS prepares and trains future

  • Andersen Airmen volunteer to assist middle school

    Fifteen Airmen from Team Andersen volunteered to box and palletize more than 400 desks from Andersen Middle School here Feb. 7. The effort was done to get rid of the old desks and send them to the Defense Logistics Agency Disposition Services on Naval Base Guam. "We're very fortunate that our

  • Oral health instructions and visits to dentist for children

    Developing oral hygiene habits early is essential in preventing cavities. Help children keep their teeth healthy by starting daily routines even before their first tooth comes in.Here are ways to promote good oral health:You may start gently cleaning your child's mouth before their teeth come in.