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  • 736th SFS Airmen put verbal judo to the test

    Twenty-six Airmen from the 736th Security Forces Squadron received specialized Fly-Away Security Training on the flightline when a team from Pacific Air Forces visited Andersen Aug. 2-6.The training is a localized version of the Phoenix Raven program, which deals with the support and defense of

  • Team Andersen supports community learning initiative

    Members of the 36th Communications Squadron donated 12 laptop computers to the Government of Guam Association of Retired Persons Inc. in Hagatna Aug. 13.A recent break-in at the GGARP resulted in the loss of several computers and other office supplies."Laptop computers were stolen and desktop

  • Operation Purple Camp supports nation’s youngest heroes

    The Black Drongos and Coconut Crabs who call Andersen's Serena Beach home, learned to share this week when a group of our nation's youngest heroes unloaded on the shore for a week of camping and independence Aug. 2.Operation Purple Camp is a joint initiative sponsored by the National Military Family

  • New leadership: Andersen Elementary has a new principal

    "As a young child I remember sitting on my front porch teaching an imaginary class," said Willette Horne-Barnes, Andersen Elementary School's new principal, as she reflects on what led her to become an educator.Mrs. Horne-Barnes has been enriching the lives of students and teachers in the United

  • New medical mannequin no dummy for training

    Realistically training emergency response teams here just took another step into the technological future.SimMan 3G, a realistic human patient simulator created by a major medical equipment manufacturer, is designed to provide a more hands on training experience for emergency responders and medics.

  • First ever deployed PMP performed on Andersen

    History was made Aug. 4, as the first accelerated packaged maintenance plan, or PMP, on an F-22 Raptor in a deployed environment came to a conclusion.Members of the 27th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Unit, deployed here from Langley AFB, Va., completed what has never been done with a

  • Maintenance controller earns Top Performer honors

    In today's military, the ability to relay information quickly and accurately has become as vital to the success of the U.S. mission as the ability to fire a weapon. On Andersen Air Force Base, members of the 36th Communication Squadron are dedicated to ensuring communications capabilities are fully

  • SFS dominate the diamond, defeat LRS for championship

    In a nail-biting battle that lasted well into the evening, members of the 36th Security Forces Squadron and the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron competed for bragging rights and the base intramural softball championship title August 2.Dozens of family members, squadron members and friends of

  • VCSAF visits Andersen

    Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Carrol "Howie" Chandler stopped here Aug. 2 through 4 to see firsthand how the 36th Wing furthers regional security in the Pacific theater.General Chandler was joined on his trip by Pacific Air Forces Vice Commander Maj. Gen. Douglas Owens, himself a 36th Wing

  • AFOSI seeks to recruit the best the Air Force has to offer

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is seeking hard-working individuals who are dedicated to upholding the integrity and security of the United States Air Force.The AFOSI was established in 1948 and is an organization comprised of individuals committed to a very specific mission: to

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