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  • Bomber squadron begins swap out, prepares to head home

    Approximately 250 Airmen and six B-52 Stratofortress aircraft are preparing to pack up and head home after an action-packed, five-month deployment here.Airmen from the 69th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Minot Air Force Base, N.D., began arriving in November 2010 in support of Andersen's continuous

  • Historic relic preserves a legacy

    Andersen's historic Arc Light Memorial continues to preserve a legacy of the base and the Airmen who served in the Pacific.The memorial, a B-52D Stratofortress static display, was dedicated in honor of 75 crew members killed during the Arc Light Operations from June 1965 to August 1973, while flying

  • Secretary Gates sees progress in Afghanistan

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said March 8 that he finds conditions here "very encouraging," as he ended his second full day of high-level meetings, troop visits and commander briefings in Afghanistan.Secretary Gates spoke to reporters at this outpost in the Arghandab district of southern

  • AFAF 2011 kicks off

    The annual Air Force Assistance Fund drive will run from March 7 until April 15.The AFAF was established to provide for an annual effort to raise funds for the charitable affiliates that provide support to the Air Force families (active duty, retirees, reservists, guard and their dependents,

  • Panel says rescind policy on women in combat

    A commission established to study diversity among military leaders is recommending that Defense Department officials rescind the policy that prevents women from being assigned to ground combat units below the brigade level.In a report issued today, the Military Leadership Diversity Commission

  • U.S. military aircraft bring displaced Egyptians home

    Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, joined Marine Corps KC-130 aircraft March 5 in airlifting displaced Egyptian citizens here from Djerba, Tunisia. More than 300 passengers traveled on four flights. The aircraft and teams conducted the humanitarian shuttles in

  • ORE war games test Andersen Airmen

    Airmen, civilians and contractors participated in an operational readiness exercise here Feb. 28 through March 4, in order to assess the wing's capabilities and mission preparedness.Lessons learned from the exercise will be applied in subsequent exercises and implemented to guarantee each Airman's

  • Guam delegation tours Marine Corps training area

    Governor Eddie Baza Calvo and a delegation of Guam legislatures including Senators Frank Blas Jr., Judith Guthertz DPA, and Rory Respicio saw a firing range and other facilities first-hand at a tour of Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA., March 2. The orientation included an aerial tour from a Marine

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