Articles

  • Veteran revisits Andersen after 50 years

    Snapshots of another lifetime unfold like a scene from a silent film as Eldred Pearson steps into his past here April 11. More than 50 years ago, Mr. Pearson was stationed on Andersen as a member of the 3rd Aviation Support Depot working with munitions. Today, the 79 year-old struggles to find the

  • Andersen's Best: Tech. Sgt. Denielle Hilliard, 554 RED HORSE Squadron

    Tech. Sgt. Denielle Hilliard, 554 RED HORSE Squadron Services section chief was awarded Andersen's Best here April 6. Sergeant Hilliard received the award for her exceptional dedication to the United States Air Force and her community. "Sergeant Hilliard led Northwest Field kitchen operations

  • Deal Averts Shutdown, Normal Government Operations to Continue

    Government agencies are continuing normal operations after the administration, the Senate and the House of Representatives agreed to a fiscal 2011 budget.The continuing resolution expired last night at midnight, but the Senate and House passed a short-term funding bill that will allow both houses to

  • Shelter In-Place Plan can save your life

    Andersen represents a critical element of Pacific Command's forward presence and deterrence, and protection of the Airmen here from effects of hazardous material (HAZMAT) emergencies and terrorist use of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and high yield explosives (CBRNE), or an active

  • USDA keeps snakes off of planes, out of cargo

    Last year the United States Department of Agriculture captured 3,200 brown tree snakes here. According to an article by the U.S. Geological Survey, shortly after World War II, the brown tree snake was accidentally transported from its native range in the South Pacific to Guam, most likely as a

  • Andersen's Best: Tech. Sgt. Sharel Sanders, 36th Communication Squadron

    Tech. Sgt Sharel Sanders, 36th Communication Squadron Client Systems Team noncommissioned officer in charge, was awarded Andersen's Best here March 25.Within only three weeks of becoming NCOIC, Sergeant Sanders identified and authored get well plans for three critical areas: training, standard

  • Air Force officials launch accountability system for personnel in Japan

    Air Force officials have activated the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, or AFPAAS, to monitor the status and location of all personnel and dependents residing on the island of Honshu, Japan.Officials are asking commanders and their commander representatives, or CORs, to