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  • U.S. Airmen help Aussies in Indonesian relief efforts

    Fulfilling their role as a rapidly deployable force available for providing assistance throughout the Pacific theater, Airmen from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, are assisting partner nations in a multinational humanitarian effort to provide relief for Indonesia following an earthquake.Padang,

  • Andersen Airmen treat hundreds of Indonesian earthquake victims

    With only one of the four local hospitals operational, a U.S. Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team here continues to help local medical professionals treat an increasing number of patients in the wake of recent earthquakes. HARRT members have cared for more than 200 patients in the

  • U.S. Air Force HARRT arrives in Indonesia

    A U.S. Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team arrived at the Bandar Udara International Airport late in the evening Oct. 5 with approximately 200,000 pounds of medical and contingency response equipment. The 69-member team set up a mobile field hospital near the M. Jamil hospital here

  • Airmen, aircraft showcase wing capabilities during air show

    Airmen throughout the wing banded together during the Team Andersen Air Show '09 held Oct. 7 here held to showcase 36th Wing capabilities to more than 20,000 local community members. The air show was originally cancelled due to tropical storm Melor, but wing leadership rescheduled the air show,

  • USAF Thunderbirds practice for upcoming air show

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds conducted practice Oct. 6 in preparation for the Oct. 7 air show here.The air show is a free event and open to the public. The main gate will open at noon.

  • USAF Thunderbirds recognize hometown hero

    Members of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, the service's premier F-16 demonstration team, treated a local hero to an incentive flight on an F-16 Falcon as part of the team's Hometown Heroes program Oct. 6. U.S. Army Sgt. Daniel Elliott, an Alpha Company fire team leader for Guam Army National

  • USAF Thunderbirds arrive for Team Andersen Air Show '09

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration team arrived here Oct. 5.The premier F-16 demonstration team is scheduled to perform at Team Andersen's air show Oct. 7.For more information, contact the 36th Wing Public Affairs office at 366-2228.

  • HARRT Team Deploys to Indonesia

    Airmen assigned to Pacific Air Forces left here and Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Oct. 5 for Padang, Indonesia, to provide medical care to those affected by the recent 7.6-magnitude earthquake. The Airmen are part of an Air Force Humanitarian Assistance Rapid Response Team that left on two C-17

  • NCO 'Top Performer' vital in team effort during fiscal year close out

    Closing out the 2009 fiscal year funds here is a team effort for the 36th Comptroller Squadron, but the analyst flight commander selected this week's Top Performer for her support and teamwork after returning from her deployment Aug. 25. "Tech. Sgt. Sharon Westerkamp, 36th CPTS budget analyst,

  • Andersen prepares for series of tropical storms

    In order to combat a series of tropical storms slated to impact Guam, Team Andersen members around the base worked feverishly to ensure the wing is fully postured for tomorrow's fight - with Mother Nature. Airmen in the 36th Operations Support Squadron weather flight keep senior leaders on base

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