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  • 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

  • Tankers support bombers in exercise

    Airmen from the 506th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron delivered 237,000 pounds of fuel to B-52 Stratofortresses from the 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron during an exercise Sept. 21 and 22. The units are deployed here supporting U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence in the

  • Andersen AFB air show cancelled

    Dear Friends of Andersen Air Force Base, It is with great disappointment that I have to cancel the Team Andersen Air Show '09. The reason for this cancellation is the development of Tropical Depression 18W that is tracking towards Guam with forecast cyclone force heavy winds and rain expected on the

  • Thunderbirds fly over Saipan

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds performed a flyover with trailing smoke over Saipan Oct. 6 as a precursor to the Team Andersen Air Show '09 Oct. 7. The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds is the premier aerial demonstration team representing Airmen worldwide. The Thunderbirds will perform precision, aerial

  • Andersen hosts "Fireproof My marriage" retreat

    More than 51 military couples and their families attended a free marriage retreat hosted by the 36th Wing chaplains at the Pacific Island Club (PIC) Sept. 11-12. Twenty-eight families of up to four people stayed at the PIC at no cost, thanks to an Air Force grant. Retreat organizers provided all