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  • Miami Marlins visit Andersen AFB

    Members National Baseball team the Miami Marlins and The Miami Mermaids visit Andersen Air Force Base, Guam Dec 9. The tour is part of the" Visit Our Troops 2011,"  they also visited with troops in Hawaii and Japan.

  • Yokota Christmas Drop aircrew delivers life-saving medical supplies

    Despite a developing tropical cyclone nearby, a C-130 Hercules aircrew from the 36th Airlift Squadron at Yokota Air Base, Japan, successfully delivered 25 boxes of life-saving IV fluids to the Micronesian island of Fais, Dec. 14, at approximately 10:50 a.m. The mission came in response to a recent

  • Thrift savings plan contribution limits increase in 2012

    The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board has announced the 2012 elective deferral limit for regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions has increased from $16,500 to $17,000 for 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The TSP catch-up plan contribution limit will remain at $5,500. TSP

  • Operation Christmas Drop, cheer from above

    Operation Christmas Drop 2011 got underway here, Dec. 12, with the help of 374th Airlift Wing from Yokota Air Base, Japan. OCD is a private organization that collects goods to distribute to more than 50 Micronesian Islands every year at this time. The flights serve as a training mission for the

  • Going green, an Andersen initiative

    While the Air Force has always taken pride in 'going green,' Andersen has recently taken an extra step in the process by introducing low flow showerheads into Andersen homes and posture for tomorrow fight on energy awareness. Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, was the first to install

  • Andersen's Best: Senior Airman Jeremy Flint

    Senior Airman Jeremy Flint, 36th Maintenance Squadron metals technology journeyman, was awarded Andersen's Best, Dec.1.Airman Flint's maintenance expertise and adherence to the technical data has directly impacted the mission's capability of the aerospace ground equipment flight, repairing 46

  • Andersen AFB Post Office transition

    Base Housing ResidentsIn the next few days, USPS will deliver a packet of information to Andersen AFB housing residents only. Once you receive this packet, we need you to fill out the PS Forms 1093 and 3575, bring two forms of identification to the current post office (building #21001) so that you

  • NORAD ready to track Santa's flight

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's yuletide journey.The NORAD Tracks Santa website, http://www.noradsanta.org, went live Dec. 1 featuring a countdown calendar, a kid's countdown village complete with holiday games and activities that change daily, and

  • Team Andersens Best Staff Sgt. Elizabeth Ramos

    Staff Sgt. Elizabeth G. Ramos, 36th Force Support Squadron Career Development Element, was awarded Andersen's Best, Nov. 23.Sergeant Ramos is a consummate professional and the cornerstone of Career Development. She takes the utmost pride in every task and is a true team player. As the supervisor of

  • Andersen farewells 20 EBS, welcomes 23 EBS

    Honing their expertise for the last four months, Airmen from the 20th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., bid farewell to Andersen after their deployment, here while the 23 EBS from Minot AFB, N.D., arrives. Andersen has hosted the Continuous Bomber Presence since 2003