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  • Officials announce NCO retraining program dates

    Approximately 900 Airmen will have the opportunity to retrain beginning July 13 as part of the fiscal-2012 NCO Retraining Program.The NCORP program consists of two phases designed to sustain the enlisted force by moving second-term and career Airmen from overage Air Force Specialty Codes to shortage

  • 96 EBS wins award, improves community relations

    "Humbled, honored and ecstatic," said Lt. Col. John Edwards, 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron commander, when asked how he felt when his unit was presented with the Guam Chamber of Commerce Na'La' Bonita Award June 29.The mission of the Na'La' Bonita Guam Program is to beautify Guam with a community

  • Andersen's Best: Jojuana Santos, 36th Maintenance Squadron

    Jojuana Santos, 36th Maintenance Squadron unit program coordinator was awarded Team Andersen's Best here, July 8.Ms. Santos is the bedrock of the 36th MXS machine and has proven her worth during numerous squadron inspections. "Her enthusiasm within the squadron is infectious and she's directly

  • Deployed Airmen support Wounded Warriors Project

    Airmen here are spending extra time on physical fitness, not for their own personal well-being, but for servicemembers who have sacrificed so much in Iraq and Afghanistan. Approximately eight Airmen from the 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group quality assurance section are taking pledges and doing

  • Andersen's new chaplain tells story from past

    While at Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras, Chaplain (Capt.) Richard Rojas and a group of 25 SCAB members boarded a helicopter and set off for a spiritual retreat on Roatan Island, off the Honduran coast, coordinated by Chaplain Rojas.Then the storm rolled in. The clouds and rain reduced the helicopter

  • Andersen says farewell to vice commander

    After serving as the 36th Wing vice commander for more than two years, Col. Tod 'Popeye' Fingal said farewell to the community he has come to regard as family at the Sunrise Conference Center here June 25.It was standing-room-only with family, friends and coworkers vying for an opportunity to wish

  • Andersen's Best: Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio, 36th Wing Public Affairs

    Staff Sgt. Beth Del Vecchio, 36th Wing Public Affairs chief, was awarded Andersen's Best here June 20. Sergeant Del Vecchio assumed PA officer and superintendant duties to manage the team during a 50 percent manning loss. She led the team during Compliance Inspection preparation, resulting in an