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  • 644 CBCS executes 'Dragon Thunder'

    The 644th Combat Communication Squadron successfully conducted field training exercise Dragon Thunder from April 16 to 27. During the exercise they accomplished communications setup and force protection training in a simulated bare-base environment."Based on what I have observed during my visits and

  • Health and Fitness Fair

    Health advice was in abundance from multiple vendors at the Health and Fitness Fair at Andersen AFB May 1.The Health and Fitness Fair, held at the Coral Reef Fitness Center, was organized as a way for servicemembers and dependents to gain advice from local experts on health and wellness."The goal

  • 90 at 90:Striving for results

    Servicemembers at Andersen are motivated to improve their physical fitness test scores to 90 percent and above. Fitness does not come as easily for some as it may for others. Failing a PT test can have a negative affect not only moral, but on the workplace as well.Failing a PT test has always been a

  • Andersen to close main gate May 5 and 6

    The Andersen Air Force Base main gate is scheduled to close at 1 a.m. to 5 p.m. on both May 5 and 6, in support of construction along Andersen's Arc Light Blvd. All traffic will be diverted through the Santa Rosa gate.Additionally, the Visitor's Center will close from 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. on both

  • Air Force strategy legend dies at age 96

    A retired Air Force general who was known as the father of "strategy to task," and was instrumental in the development and implementation of new weapon systems during the last half of the 20th Century passed away April 25, at the age of 96.Retired Lt. Gen. Glenn A. Kent spent more than three decades

  • CAPEX is a success: tests capabilities, builds 1,500 bombs

    The Combat Ammunition Production Exercise concluded with an outbrief April 27 announcing the CAPEX's success, testing the 36th Munitions Squadron's and deployed-in forces' ability to build munitions and support combat sorties. The non-rated exercise, conducted April 23 to 26, is done once a year and

  • Dorm Dwellers, Dorm Council combine efforts

    For Team Andersen's single E-4s and below, Andersen dormitories are a home away from home, and recently the "Dorm Dwellers", who meet once a month, have combined their meetings with the Dorm Council.The "Dorm Dwellers" is a program meant to bring dorm residents together, allowing them to socialize,

  • SATCOM: Establishing connections of astronomical proportions

    He recalls being deployed to Madagascar with a team of four. The country was in a civil war. With an army coupe ousting its leader, the country was left in violent turmoil. The ambassador asked Africa Command to send its advanced echelon team to help formulate a course of action for evacuating the

  • Team Andersen's Best, Airman 1st Class Dominic Pena

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam -Airman 1st Class Dominic Pena, 36th Civil Engineer Squadron heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration apprentice, was awarded Team Andersen's Best April 18."Airman Pena tackled the back-breaking task of restoring the Pacific Air Force's largest chiller

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