Articles

  • HSC-25, continuous support

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam-- Andersen Air Force Base, home of the 36th Wing, also houses the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two Five. HSC-25 was relocated to Andersen in 1996, where they were later redesignated the Island Knights after Naval Air Station Agana was closed. To this day, they remain

  • Andersen's Best

    ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam - Senior Airman John Silvi, 644th Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems journeyman was awarded Team Andersen's Best June 22. Airman Silvi installed, operated and maintained equipment valued at more than 6 Million, providing wideband,

  • 36th Wing holds change of command, welcomes new commander

    The 36th Wing guidon was passed from Brig. Gen. John Doucette to Brig. Gen. Steven Garland as a symbolic representation of the transfer of leadership at the 36th Wing's change of command ceremony at Hangar 6, June 26.During the ceremony General Doucette was awarded the Legion of Merit for

  • Information is best weapon against suicide

    In the year 2010 there were 110, in the year 2011 there were 122 and half way through 2012, already at 140; these, according to defense officials, are the number of suicides across the services within the past three years. It shows an upward trend in the number of lives lost despite the constantly

  • MSG Corner: Commercial Acquisition Flight, getting AF best value

    With all the budget cuts and doing more with less, the 36th Contracting Squadron commercial acquisition flight's responsibility of getting the Air Force more bang for their buck is needed now more than ever.The main job of the commercial acquisition flight is to procure the items that the units on

  • Andersen's Best

    Senior Airman Adam King, 36th Wing Munitions Squadron, storage crew chief was awarded Andersen's Best June 16."Airman King is an invaluable member to the 36 Munitions Squadron," said his supervisor Staff Sgt. Eric Betz.During the 2012 Pacific Air Forces Combat Ammunition Production Exercise, Airman

  • Weather flight: typhoon season, "it's show time"

    In order to successfully fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace, the Air Force relies on the weather flights to provide accurate information on one of mother nature's sporadic children: weather.The main tasks of the weather flight are resource protection for the base and mission support for

  • 90 at 90 : Nutrition is key

    Team Andersen is working toward the goal of 90 at 90 and though physical fitness is key, nutrition is the foundation of results and living a healthy lifestyle." The top nutrition mistakes that I see in servicemembers would be the consumption of too many processed 'convenience' foods and living a

  • It's a freedom that you defend--Vote!

    Voting season is set to begin for Team Andersen as Overseas Voters Week kicks off June 27 to July 6.The Installation Voting Assistance Office, located on the second floor of the Mission Support Group building in room 201, will be open for business every Monday to Friday from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. until