Articles

  • FOD awareness ‘everyone’s responsibility’

    It may be hard to imagine a small pebble or slivers of metal causing damage to the premier aircraft scattered about Air Force flightlines, but millions of dollars cumulative damage over time to the Air Force's aircraft inventory has made senior leaders believers in foreign object damage. Tech. Sgt.

  • Thunderbirds, F-22 Raptor to perform at Team Andersen Air Show '09

    The Air Force's premier aerial demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, and the world's premier fifth-generation fighter, the F-22 Raptor, will perform aerial demonstrations at the Team Andersen Air Show '09 here Sept. 30. According to Brig. Gen. Phil Ruhlman, 36th Wing commander, the air show will be

  • Palau native recognized for hard work, volunteerism

    Watching her husband and his journey through the military gave Senior Airman Shelley Walton, 36th Force Support Squadron force management technician, a goal to aim toward. Two years after enlisting, Airman Walton has a firm grip on her goals, and for that, she was selected by Master Sgt. Kelly

  • APFC 'Spread the Word' briefing team to visit Andersen

    An Air Force Personnel Center "Spread the Word" briefing team arrives at Andersen Air Force Base Aug. 3 to provide insight into AFPC policy and personnel issues for Airmen and civilians. Two All Call briefings are scheduled for Aug. 3 at the base theater at 8:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. All Airmen and

  • Promotees honored at senior NCO Induction ceremony

    Thirty-seven Airmen from Andersen, to include several deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base, La., and Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, were inducted into the senior noncommissioned officer corps in the ballroom of the Palm Tree Golf Course Convention Center July 17. The annual ceremony recognizes technical

  • Servicemembers compete in cook off

    Fourteen teams competed in an annual grill off held by agencies in the quality of life community at the Defense Commissary Agency parking lot here July 18.Teams representing servicemembers from the Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard, Army National Guard and Air National Guard, as well as civilians from

  • Guam Raptors train with Kadena F-15s

    Two F-22 Raptors from the 525th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron returned here July 15 from Japan following training with F-15 Eagles at Kadena Air Base.The 525th EFS, deployed here from Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, as part of U.S. Pacific Command's Theater Security Packages in the Asia-Pacific

  • Bombers take to the skies down under

    The 96th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron completed 10 sorties, flying more than 110 hours while participating in Talisman Saber 2009, a joint and coalition exercise, July 15-24. The bilateral command post and field training exercise was designed to increase capabilities between U.S. and Australian

  • Andersen adds revamped instrument landing system capabilities

    After nearly three years of planning and more than a year and a half of construction, more than 15 Airmen from the 36th Communications Squadron with support from various agencies, including the 36th Civil Engineer Squadron, Air Force Flight Standards Agency, Air Force Communications Agency and

  • Airmen experience modern Army combative training

    More than 20 Airmen and Soldiers honed their grappling skills during a modern Army combative training session held here July 9. The session was part of an extensive five-day hand-to-hand training course.Airmen from the 644th Combat Communications Squadron, 36th Security Forces Squadron and 254th