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  • Operation Christmas Drop shoves off for the mission

    More than 12 months of preparation have gone into ensuring Operation Christmas Drop's four-day air drop mission goes smoothly, with countless fundraiser and many drop-off points made available to those wishing to donate supplies and help support Guam's island neighbors in the Marianas, Carolines,

  • USAF to parachute more than 20 tons of supplies to Pacific islanders

    U.S. Air Force C-130 aircraft will parachute more than 20 tons of donated items to Pacific Islanders throughout Micronesia during the 58th annual "Operation Christmas Drop" December 16-19. Operation Christmas Drop is the longest running organized air drop in the world and one of the largest charity

  • Air Force officials to begin involuntary phase of retraining for NCOs

    In order to rebalance the NCO force, more than 700 Airmen volunteered this fall to retrain through the NCO retraining program. However, more than 300 additional Airmen are needed to retrain to ensure all career fields are equally manned.Phase II, which identifies non-volunteers for retraining,

  • Andersen AFB assists ECADEX

    For three weeks, Andersen AFB provided KC-135 Stratotankers and B-52 Stratofortresses in support of Australia's East Coast Air Defense Exercise, held in order for the Australian military to practice different scenarios in air defense in preparation for them receiving refueling air craft in the near

  • Afghanistan -- the way ahead: McChrystal sends message to troops

    Army Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, has posted a message to the troops on the way ahead. The full text follows: We have been presented a great opportunity to take the tremendous work of our coalition force to the next level. The clarity, capability and

  • WST manager a real-time ‘Top Performer’

    He runs a simulator, but his work ethic is for real.Tech. Sgt. Mark Gandy, 736th Security Forces Squadron Warrior Skills Trainer program manager, was selected by Senior Master Sgt. Paul Cornell, 36th Contingency Response Group first sergeant, for his steadfast dedication to the Commando Warrior

  • Andersen AFB rings in New Year with Tops in Blue

    The Air Force's most widely traveled, premier entertainment group, Tops in Blue, is scheduled to perform Jan. 2 at 7:00 p.m. in Hangar 6. The hangar doors open at 6:15.The Tops in Blue theme for 2009 is "To Dream," a music ensemble designed to inspire the American dream."This year's Tops In Blue

  • Operation Christmas Drop packed and ready

    Volunteers from Andersen AFB and the local community participated in the final boxbuild here Dec. 5 for Operation Christmas Drop, the Air Force's longest on-going humanitarian airlift mission.Over 12 tons of items have been donated from various groups and individuals from Guam and surrounding