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  • 36 CRG kicks off UCI prep with four-day exercise

    The 36th Contingency Response Group recently completed a four day Operational Readiness Exercise in Northwest Field, Guam, from June 4 to June 7.This exercise kicked off more tactical training and preparation about to ensue for the unit's upcoming unit compliance inspection in May of next year."The

  • Night Shift: key to continuity

    Imagine gears continuously turning, an entity supplied with continuous energy, working for hours on end until desired results are achieved; results that are a product of continuity.For a combat communication squadron, the mission of getting communications up is the desired result, and the continuous

  • Preparing for Typhoon Season

    -- Andersen Air Force Base participated in a typhoon exercise June 11 to June 15."Typhoon Pakyo 12 is a joint exercise with Joint region Marianas and the Government of Guam preparing the island for the typhoon season that began June 1," said Maj. Bruce Murren, 36th Wing inspector general. "It allows

  • MSG Corner: Housing flight gets Airmen situated, ready to go

    Like an organism, Team Andersen relies on its sub-units on base to create homeostasis, maintaining a stable, constant condition, in order to create a mission conducive environment. One of the units that plays a vital part in getting the Airmen situated and mission ready is the 36th Civil Engineer

  • RED HORSE blasts to build

    "Five..., four..., three..., two..., one...," counted the Airman; a brief pause. Then Boom! The deafening sounds reverberated in the quarry as members of the 554th RED HORSE Squadron explosive demolition team watched the results of the explosives they had set earlier that day."We blast once a month

  • Harvest House “Back 2 School Supply Stash”

    The Andersen Fire Department will be volunteering at the Harvest Baptist Church for a school supply drive August 4, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event will be held at the Harvest Family Life Center, across the street from the Harvest Baptist Church.Harvest House, an organization for the foster children of

  • 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