Articles

  • 506th EARS supports Continuous Bomber Presence

    The KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling aircraft originally designed to refuel strategic bombers. However, during major conflicts such as the Vietnam War and Desert Storm, the KC-135 proved its true worth as a tool to extend the range and endurance of military tactical fighters, airlifters,

  • RQ-4 completes inaugural flight

    Team Andersen Airmen made their mark in history Oct. 7 as the RQ-4 Global Hawk successfully took off and landed on the runway here for the first time.The RQ-4 Global Hawk, which arrived Sept. 1, is the only permanently stationed aircraft at Andersen Air Force Base. So far, one of three planned RQ-4s

  • 734th Air Mobility Squadron keeps people, cargo moving

    Airmen from the 734th Air Mobility Squadron Aerial Port rose to the challenge and successfully supported Pacific Command's largest exercise, Valiant Shield 2010, while simultaneously executing fighter and tanker unit swap-outs and sustained normal Air Mobility Command missions. The 2T2X1s in the Air

  • Warm hearts from across the world with Holiday Greetings

    Break out your holiday attire, it's holiday greeting time! Broadcast teams from the Joint Hometown News Service will be recording holiday greetings from servicemembers overseas to be sent to mainland TV stations. There is no better way to warm your families' hearts than with a greeting from sunny

  • Andersen's Best - Staff Sgt. Danita Welch, 36th Medical Support Squadron

    Andersen's Best is a recognition program which highlights a top performer from the 36th Wing. Each week, supervisors nominate a member of their team for outstanding performance and the wing commander presents the selected Airman with an award.Staff Sgt. Danita Welch, 36th Medical Support Squadron,

  • Airmen learn what it means to be ‘Street Smart’

    Team Airmen were exposed to true accounts of life-changing experiences involving vehicular crashes during Street Smart brief, Oct. 5, in the base theater.Street Smart, presented by Stay Alive from Education (S.A.F.E.), took the audience into the real-life drama experienced by firefighter paramedics

  • AADD puts the wingman concept into practice

    Airmen Against Drunk Driving is an organization dedicated to saving lives. The AADD mission is to eliminate the occurrence of alcohol-related driving incidents by providing military members a safe form of transportation without fear of repercussion when their safe plan to get home fails.AADD

  • Wing leadership delivers Andersen mission at Capitol Hill

    Washington D.C. has been the cornerstone of this great nation for 220 years. The home of our founding fathers, it has acted as a think-tank for some of the greatest minds in history and personifies democracy and the ever-evolving American dream.Brig. Gen. John Doucette, 36th Wing commander, and

  • 27th EFS ends tour, takes training back to the mainland

    The 27th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron from Langley Air Force Base, Va., is redeploying after four months here in support of the Theater Security Package mission. The 12 F-22 Raptors will head back to the 1st Fighter Wing, along with the more than 289 personnel that seamlessly integrated into the