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  • Andersen Airman awarded Bronze Star Medal

    A member of the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron here was recently awarded the Bronze Star Medal for exceptionally meritorious service while deployed to a provincial reconstruction team in the Kapisa Province, Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom."Give a man a fish and you feed him for a

  • Playing it safe

    909th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135's are parked here during an evacuation precaution during typhoon season in the Pacific Ocean. The 909th ARS provides combat-ready KC-135 tanker aircrews to support peacetime operations and all levels of conflict in the Pacific theater. The 909th ARS deploys

  • New free comic to hit Exchange soon

    On the heels of its 116th anniversary, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service is once again joining forces with Marvel Comics to distribute free, military-exclusive comic books at Exchanges around the world, including here at Andersen Air Force Base.The 11th issue in the Exchange/Marvel series,

  • 36 CRG travels to Australia, participates in Talisman Sabre 2011

    Members of the 36th Contingency Response Group and the Royal Australian Air Force, 381st Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron from Williamtown, Australia traveled to Williamson Airfield to test their combined combat capabilities during Talisman Sabre 2011.Talisman Sabre 2011 is an exercise designed

  • Andersen's Best: Tech. Sgt. Vernee White, 36th Operations Support Squadron

    Tech. Sgt. Vernee White, 36th Operations Support Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of mission weather, was awarded Team Andersen's Best here, July 27.Sergeant White is responsible for maintaining working relationships with supported flying and non-flying organizations to inject timely,

  • 96 EBS wraps up eventful deployment, heads home

    The Devil's Own 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron has concluded yet another successful deployment to Andersen Air Force Base in support of Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence.The Red Devils had hardly planted two feet on the ground before the squadron launched into an intensive series of

  • Former Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visits Andersen

    The 15th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force visited Andersen July 27 and shared his perspective as the service's former top enlisted member.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force No. 15, Rodney McKinley, retired from active duty at the highest enlisted level of leadership in June 2009. Despite the