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  • Kids Understanding Deployment Operations

    Children and parents attended Operation Kids Understanding Deployment Operations at the Hot Spot June 2.The event was organized to educate children of servicemembers about deployments and the processes servicemembers participate in leading up to deployments."The event helps children understand what

  • Andersen's Best

    Stephanie Aguon, quality assurance personnel coordinator and contract specialist, was awarded Andersen's Best June 7."Miss. Aguon took on the task of leading the Performance and Quality Oversight Program," said Master Sgt. Kenneth Winn. "Within four months her efforts made the program the strongest

  • Medical 'C-code' not a deployment disqualifier

    Contrary to common belief, a medical assignment limitation code, commonly known as the "C-code," does not disqualify an Airman from deployment, and it does not identify an Airman for medical discharge.A "C-code" applied to a member's profile for medical reasons is one of the various tools AFPC

  • Cadets get a taste of operational Air Force

    United States Air Force Academy cadets have recently gained a two-week taste of active-duty Air Force as part of the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory program.The FERL program allows cadets majoring in the engineering field to spend time at a chosen base where they experience the job and

  • 40 Years in the Making

    For a majority of Andersen AFB personnel, it is hard to imagine what Andersen was like in 1972 during the final period of involvement in the Vietnam War. For Master Sgt. Ronald Landry, 117th Air Refueling Wing, Birmingham Al., currently stationed here on a temporary duty assignment, he could tell

  • Andersen's Best

    The 36th Wing Equal Opportunity Office was awarded Andersen's Best May 30.The office was recently awarded the Col. Joseph Brown Award for best office in Air Force district Washington."Office personnel have spent over 90 hours in units as part of the equal opportunity outreach program, while

  • Aviation Marines set stage for Geiger Fury 2012

    Marines with Marine Wing Support Squadron 171 prepared for training at West Field here May 13-18 during Exercise Geiger Fury 2012.The squadron, part of Marine Aircraft Group 12, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, is participating in Geiger Fury to increase operational

  • Know it, avoid a ticket

    As Air Force Instructions are written to encompass everything under the umbrella of the United States Air Force, Air Base Wing Instructions were adopted to allow specific bases to develop rules that cater to the base's location, layout and specific regulatory needs. That said, traffic rules are one

  • Veterans honored at Memorial Day services

    Memorial Day services were held at Guam Veteran Cemetery May 28 to honor and pay respect to those who have fallen in the name of freedom.The national holiday honors the fallen and pays tribute to parents, spouses, children and siblings who have laid a loved one to rest.President John F. Kennedy

  • Andersen’s Best

    Staff Sgt. Christopher Maye, 36th Operation Support Squadron air traffic controller, was awarded Andersen's Best May 17."Sergeant Maye was a member of a two-man air traffic control liaison team that was responsible for the overall safety during air operations in support of Exercise Balikitan 2012,

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