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  • Team Andersen tastes paradise at Travel Fair

    Team Andersen caught a glimpse of paradise during the 8th Annual Travel Fair at the Sunrise Conference Center, Oct. 13.More than 500 people who were in attendance, not counting children, had the opportunity to receive prizes and check out great offers on travel destinations and hotels.Many prizes

  • AAFES answers customer's request

    The Exchange held the grand opening for their newest addition, Dunkin Donuts, Oct. 14. The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) opted to put in a coffee shop after a receiving positive input from the base community.The hours of operation for the new coffee shop will be 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Pacific Airpower Tour for all services

    U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps. and U.S. Air Force personnel toured Andersen Air Force Base during a Pacific Airpower Tour here, Oct. 12. During their tour, the servicemembers were able to see the "total" mission that Andersen performs on a day-to-day basis.

  • Andersens Best Senior Airman Carlin Leslie

    Senior Airman Carlin Leslie, 36th Wing Public Affairs photographer, was awarded Team Andersen's Best here, Sept. 28.Airman Leslie is the go-to Airman for base photography support. Embracing the "do more with less" attitude, he selflessly did the work of three Airmen during a manning gap due to

  • Preventing fire starts at a young age

    Members of the Andersen Fire and Emergency flight visited the Andersen Elementary School on Oct. 13, as part of Fire Prevention Week.Children from the schools were able to interact with firefighters and Sparky the Dog during the visit. The fire department taught the children safety tips and fire

  • Wounded warriors welcome at Exchange

    Staff Sgt. Shad Fowler was on a patrol in Iraq when an IED detonated nearby and changed his life forever. After being medically evacuated, he recovered and remained on active duty. Sergeant Fowler said that after that, "I ended up deploying two more times to Iraq, and when I came back this time, my

  • MOPP implemented in ORE

    Team Andersen recently completed 2011's first Operational Readiness Exercise here Oct. 7. The week-long exercise tested Team Andersen's Ability To Survive and Operate (ATSO) in simulated wartime contingencies while fulfilling their primary duty; providing the President of the United States sovereign

  • Medical codes no longer prevent some deployments

    Air Force officials have approved expanding the deployment opportunities for Airmen who typically had limited opportunities to deploy in support of air and space expeditionary force operations.Last month, the 602nd Training Group Provisional at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., began accepting Airmen

  • Andersen students learn school bus safety

    Andersen Elementary students attended school bus safety training at the Dolphin Theater here Oct. 7.The training was provided in several sessions for children ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade.Facilitated by Mark Kelley, student transportation specialist, the training introduced a series of